Los Angeles vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$2601
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$845
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$2621
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	91
😀 Quality of life	94	92
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.23M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 221% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 72nd and 5418th ($3165 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 54th 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 2.7 months in Suwon. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 34th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Suwon

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	Los Angeles	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$6828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$22.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$19843

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

Cities near Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1054
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1120
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1097
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1056
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1024
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1081
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1256
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1121
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1088
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1087
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1063
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1152
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1444
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$924
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1069
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1101
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1020
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$949
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$986
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1106
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1144
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1124
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$986
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$940
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1002
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$973
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$983
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1072
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1041
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1077
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1005
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$880
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$903
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1542
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$1009
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$911
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$963
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$949
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$992