Los Angeles vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2820
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$789
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$407
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$86.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$2051
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	99	83
😀 Quality of life	93	70
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.08M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 184% more expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 80th and 4703rd ($3196 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 11th in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.8 months in Yongin. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Yongin ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 58th and 2338th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Yongin

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	Los Angeles	Yongin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$777
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	4.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$9689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$5254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$42.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$7.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$83.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$6.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$20733

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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 Yongin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.6 mi	Osan	$1042
18 km or 11 mi	Suwon	$1022
20 km or 12 mi	Gwangju	$1165
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
22 km or 14 mi	Icheon	$1020
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1400
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1063
26 km or 16 mi	Anseong	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Gunpo	$1098
28 km or 18 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
29 km or 18 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
30 km or 19 mi	Anyang	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1161
35 km or 22 mi	Ansan	$1070
39 km or 24 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
39 km or 24 mi	Yeoju	$1026
40 km or 25 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
40 km or 25 mi	Guri	$1122
42 km or 26 mi	Seoul	$1334
45 km or 28 mi	Namyangju	$1129
47 km or 29 mi	Bucheon	$1163
48 km or 30 mi	Cheonan	$1151
55 km or 34 mi	Incheon	$1092
57 km or 35 mi	Goyang	$1171
59 km or 37 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
61 km or 38 mi	Gimpo	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Yangju	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1033
65 km or 40 mi	Wonju	$1074
71 km or 44 mi	Chungju	$900
71 km or 44 mi	Cheongju	$936
73 km or 45 mi	Pocheon	$1040
74 km or 46 mi	Paju	$1075
76 km or 47 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
84 km or 52 mi	Seosan	$1036
84 km or 52 mi	Sejong	$1019
85 km or 53 mi	Chuncheon	$865
87 km or 54 mi	Gongju	$1038
90 km or 56 mi	Jecheon	$1016
99 km or 62 mi	Kaesong	$1565