Los Angeles vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$736
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$2124
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	91
😀 Quality of life	93	89
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.23M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 247% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 62nd and 5675th ($3420 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 44th in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 2.2 months in Suwon. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Suwon ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 50th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Los Angeles	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$99.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	6.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$10704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$6412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$70.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$65.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$14818

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1022
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$943
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1019
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1001
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1313
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1061
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1455
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1179
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1090
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1296
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1152
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1089
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1032
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1108
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1016
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1094
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1052
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1040
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1128
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$952
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1033
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$894
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1010
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$982
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$977
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$917
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1062
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$865
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1557
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$852
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$819
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$971
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1009
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$997