Genoa vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Genoa	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1613	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3831	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$769	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$1236	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2205	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	30	99
😀 Quality of life	80	93
🏙️ Population	559K	3.9M

The cost of living in Genoa is 53% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 3528th and 62nd ($1613 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 47th in Italy and the United States, respectively. Check Italy vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Genoa compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Genoa ranked 31st best city to live in Italy vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 664th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Genoa vs Los Angeles

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	Genoa	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.3	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.68	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.8	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3726	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1181	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.3	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.9	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.1	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.45	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.77	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.1	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.6	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.76	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.4	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.6	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12735	$23685

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Cities near Genoa

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi	Savona	$1578
54 km or 34 mi	Tortona	$1429
62 km or 38 mi	Alessandria	$1335
65 km or 41 mi	Voghera	$1563
79 km or 49 mi	La Spezia	$1565
79 km or 49 mi	Asti	$1320
88 km or 55 mi	Pavia	$1479
89 km or 55 mi	Mondovi	$1386
93 km or 57 mi	Imperia	$1469
94 km or 58 mi	Piacenza	$1556
100 km or 62 mi	Carrara	$1416
101 km or 63 mi	Vigevano	$1725
109 km or 68 mi	Vercelli	$1320
110 km or 68 mi	Cuneo	$1264
111 km or 69 mi	Lodi	$1330
113 km or 70 mi	Buccinasco	$1803
113 km or 70 mi	Sanremo	$1541
119 km or 74 mi	Cremona	$1394
119 km or 74 mi	Novara	$1271
119 km or 74 mi	Parma	$1620
120 km or 74 mi	Milan	$2328
121 km or 75 mi	Viareggio	$1467
122 km or 76 mi	Crema	$1426
122 km or 76 mi	Turin	$1659
126 km or 78 mi	Ventimiglia	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Monza	$1835
134 km or 83 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1716
134 km or 84 mi	Menton	$1568
136 km or 84 mi	Saronno	$1808
139 km or 86 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1488
140 km or 87 mi	Seregno	$1706
140 km or 87 mi	Pisa	$1613
141 km or 87 mi	Lucca	$1555
142 km or 88 mi	Monte Carlo	$4967
143 km or 89 mi	Monaco City	$7483
146 km or 91 mi	Livorno	$1669
146 km or 91 mi	Biella	$1226
148 km or 92 mi	Sassuolo	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Cantu	$1624
154 km or 96 mi	Bergamo	$1497

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