Los Angeles vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$886
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	99	98
😀 Quality of life	93	70
🏙️ Population	3.9M	12.3M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 387% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 80th and 7163rd ($3196 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 95th 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 1.4 months in Wuhan. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 58th and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Wuhan

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	Los Angeles	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$8658

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586