Cleveland vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cleveland	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1941	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4584	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1131	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3404	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	82	99
😀 Quality of life	87	93
🏙️ Population	373K	3.9M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 43% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 2199th and 62nd ($1941 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1674th and 47th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cleveland compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 99th vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 320th vs 50th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Los Angeles

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	Cleveland	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.9	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1252	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2221	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1512	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.1	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.12%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1613	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1384	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.8	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.3	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1137	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18712	$23685

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1938
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1944
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1943
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1947
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$1862
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1928
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1936
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$1938
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1935
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1919
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$1930
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1889
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1922
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1924
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1909
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1890
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1899
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1908
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1910
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1882
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1864
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1821
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1834
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1823
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1684
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1874
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1688
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1988
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1908
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1835
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1639
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1810
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1599
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1531
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1513
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1936
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$2092

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