Los Angeles vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1512
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$196
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$335
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$196
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$902
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	68
😀 Quality of life	93	70
🏙️ Population	3.9M	12.6M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 554% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 62nd and 8548th ($3420 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 50th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Zhengzhou

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	Los Angeles	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$0.9
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$21955

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$520
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$520
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$514
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$504
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$457
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$484
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$522
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$516
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$513
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$502
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$524
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$491
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$487
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$513
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$529
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$525
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$555
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$538
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$540
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$533
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$519
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$540
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$538
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$610
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$507
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$521
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$589
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$637
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$811
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$612
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$599
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$556
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$575
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$549
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$537
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$567