Cleveland vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cleveland	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1865	$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4488	$7625
🏠 One person rent	$1035	$2019
🏘️ Family rent	$1837	$3688
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$715
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3355	$6398
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ 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 41% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 2157th and 72nd ($1865 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1791st and 60th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cleveland compared to 2 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 51st vs 5th best cities to live in the United States, and 222nd vs 34th 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	$14.6	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.7	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.83	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$8.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1039	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1196	$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$900	$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.35	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.7	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$919	$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18748	$31623

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1932
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1905
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1891
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1943
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$1999
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1905
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1891
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2016
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1946
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1891
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1905
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$1975
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1848
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1934
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1958
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1930
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1917
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1900
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1936
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1795
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1904
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1974
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1718
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1756
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$2113
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1814
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1800
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1537
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1746
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1696
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1661
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1519
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1562
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1768
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1605
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1318
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1842

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862