Los Angeles vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2113
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$725
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$549
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	99	37
😀 Quality of life	93	43
🏙️ Population	3.9M	6.98M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 318% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 80th and 6602nd ($3196 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 34th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 58th and 6725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Zhanjiang

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	Los Angeles	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$9.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$5384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$4.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$9.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$18959

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$756
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$650
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$642
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$771
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$877
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$592
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$702
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$823
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$812
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$803
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$549
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$598
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$804
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$461
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$763
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$564
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1588
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$611
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$582
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$653
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$579
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$758
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$794
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$591
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$656
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$916
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2432
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$554
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$513
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$755
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$522
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$575