Los Angeles vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$2209
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$1127
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	99	70
😀 Quality of life	94	71
🏙️ Population	3.9M	12.7M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 336% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 65th and 6778th ($3361 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 31st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 74th and 3523rd 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	$22.6	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$15339

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$632
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$679
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$673
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$597
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$634
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$547
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1128
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$601
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$612
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$621
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1003
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$639
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$622
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$696
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$826
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$597
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$597
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$634
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$740
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$618
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$602
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$637
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$664
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$659
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$713
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$753
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$663
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$617
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$576
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$672
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$610