Los Angeles vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$502
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$930
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	99	98
😀 Quality of life	94	70
🏙️ Population	3.9M	12.3M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 361% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 72nd and 6979th ($3187 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 100th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 47th and 2526th 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	$21.6	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$9062

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$646
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$681
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$705
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$674
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$626
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$714
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$663
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$676
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$647
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$659
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$614
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$612
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$606
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$647
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$646
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$683
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$623
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$670
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$605
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$612
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$566
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$636
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$614
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$575
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$573
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$706
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$552
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$658
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$622
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$521
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$642
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$659
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$580
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$619
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$611