Los Angeles vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2217
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$392
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$688
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$864
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	99	36
😀 Quality of life	93	52
🏙️ Population	3.9M	6.98M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 315% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 62nd and 6659th ($3420 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 22nd 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 Zhanjiang. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Zhanjiang ranked 90th in China, while ranked 50th and 6493rd 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	$22.4	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$4574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$2549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$18767

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$797
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$802
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$711
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$679
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$908
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$617
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$714
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$839
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$858
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$828
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$580
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$620
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$873
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$574
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$548
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$782
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$592
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1734
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$627
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$579
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$678
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$601
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$785
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$778
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$801
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$564
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$694
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$995
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2396
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$586
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$583
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$766
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$599
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$594
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$528
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$593