Los Angeles vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2829
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$1146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	99	70
😀 Quality of life	93	68
🏙️ Population	3.9M	12.7M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 268% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 80th and 6198th ($3196 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 18th 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 58th and 3351st 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	$21.7	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$17431

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613