Los Angeles vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$2895
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1237
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$1649
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	96
😀 Quality of life	94	79
🏙️ Population	3.9M	17.7M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 233% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 72nd and 5948th ($3187 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 47th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Shenzhen

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	Los Angeles	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$24117

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$641
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1590
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$491
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$629
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$830
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$763
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$602
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1014
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$824
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$808
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$895
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$726
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$852
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$795
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$592
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$819
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$783
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$780
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$774
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$813
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$746
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$794
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$807
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$671
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$821
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$538
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$618