Los Angeles vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$1756
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$833
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	99	98
😀 Quality of life	94	71
🏙️ Population	3.9M	12.3M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 390% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 72nd and 7238th ($3165 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 185th 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 34th and 2438th 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	$22.5	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$11975

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$620
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$650
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$685
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$661
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$605
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$697
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$647
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$669
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$586
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$624
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$643
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$596
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$602
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$629
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$647
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$583
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$639
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$658
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$590
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$604
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$664
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$609
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$604
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$574
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$671
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$614
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$601
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$574
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$580
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$702
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$558
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$687
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$624
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$538
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$708
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$651
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$574
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$599
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$575