Los Angeles vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$854
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	21
😀 Quality of life	93	40
🏙️ Population	3.9M	6.71M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 255% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 80th and 6043rd ($3196 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 13th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 58th and 6955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Yancheng

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	Los Angeles	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$22179

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984