Los Angeles vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$1351
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	99	65
😀 Quality of life	93	74
🏙️ Population	3.9M	12.7M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 328% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 62nd and 6776th ($3420 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 29th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 50th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Suzhou

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	Los Angeles	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$20341

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$678
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$708
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$658
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$663
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$581
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1147
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$636
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$643
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1030
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$657
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$651
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$725
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$659
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$667
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$899
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$623
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$627
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$664
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$693
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$644
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$623
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$661
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$620
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$691
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$660
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$693
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$644
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$571
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$635