Los Angeles vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$942
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	17
😀 Quality of life	93	50
🏙️ Population	3.9M	6.71M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 265% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 62nd and 6021st ($3420 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 15th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1 months in Yancheng. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Yancheng ranked 136th in China, while ranked 50th and 6705th 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	$22.4	$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$28.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$43.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$2641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$4.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$431
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$16158

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$693
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$644
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$672
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$664
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$693
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$659
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$623
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$635
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$627
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$651
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$620
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$645
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$571
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$623
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$658
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$581
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$636
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$633
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$644
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$643
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$789
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$587
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$678
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$686
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$602
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$590
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$725
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$663
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$657
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$550
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$798
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$726
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$523
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$523
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1030