Los Angeles vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1788
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$1118
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	99	42
😀 Quality of life	93	55
🏙️ Population	3.9M	7.1M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 373% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 62nd and 7142nd ($3420 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 50th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Yantai ranked 66th in China, while ranked 50th and 6342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Yantai

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	Los Angeles	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$435
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$9.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$3213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$6406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$9.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$4.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$8.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$3.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$16486

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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 Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$639
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$611
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$606
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$605
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$494
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$601
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$608
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$587
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$557
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$568
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$553
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$649
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$737
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$460
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$523
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$522
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$453
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$536
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$549
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$596
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$668
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$619
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$582
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$550
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$759
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$576
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$582
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$645
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$539
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$578
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$578
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$672
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$599
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$593
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$645
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$571
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$648
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$720