Los Angeles vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$680
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	78
😀 Quality of life	93	66
🏙️ Population	3.9M	12.6M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 524% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 80th and 8544th ($3196 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 58th and 3982nd 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	$21.7	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$19343

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591