Cleveland vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cleveland	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1963	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4528	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1853	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$590	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3510	$5275
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	83	99
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	373K	3.9M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 38% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1971st and 72nd ($1963 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1633rd and 59th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cleveland compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 72nd vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 269th vs 47th 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	$16.2	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.6	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.33	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$877	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1386	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.9	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1202	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.7	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.9	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.5	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1033	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18767	$28613

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1986
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1965
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1955
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1963
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1953
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1975
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1945
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1929
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2008
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1903
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1970
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1952
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1988
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1923
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1887
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1917
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1923
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1919
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1829
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1843
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1901
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1821
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1815
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1880
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1705
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1732
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1801
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1734
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1563
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1562
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1568
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1441
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1205
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1829
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1813

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