Las Vegas vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Las Vegas Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2255
$2975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4969
$6193
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$1911
🏘️ Family rent
$2291
$2725
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$621
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$260
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4020
$5327
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
51
99
😀 Quality of life
87
92
🏙️ Population
642K
3.9M

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 24% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 329th and 39th ($2255 vs $2975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 254th and 31st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Las Vegas compared to 1.8 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 55th vs 11th best cities to live in the United States, and 206th vs 64th among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Las Vegas vs Los Angeles infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Las Vegas vs Los Angeles

Prices for goods and services in Las Vegas and Los Angeles are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Las Vegas Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.78
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$7.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$5.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$2166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1211
$1644
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$3759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1994
$2194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87
$63.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2891
$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2890
$6049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.8
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.49
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$4.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$3.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.93
$4.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.3
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$120
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1058
$1420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12453
$23021

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Las Vegas

Distance City Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi North Las Vegas
$2054
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Paradise
$2062
16 km or 10 mi Enterprise
$2049
18 km or 11 mi Summerlin South
$2020
21 km or 13 mi Henderson
$2254
78 km or 48 mi Pahrump
$2091
127 km or 79 mi Bullhead
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Kingman
$1982
174 km or 108 mi St. George
$1923
181 km or 112 mi Washington
$2010
202 km or 125 mi Lake Havasu
$1959
221 km or 137 mi Barstow
$2018
236 km or 146 mi Ridgecrest
$1922
241 km or 150 mi Twentynine Palms
$2017
249 km or 155 mi Cedar
$1470
254 km or 158 mi Yucca Valley
$2071
263 km or 163 mi Apple Valley
$2524
266 km or 165 mi Victorville
$2215
273 km or 169 mi Adelanto
$2100
275 km or 171 mi Desert Hot Springs
$1605
277 km or 172 mi Hesperia
$2011
289 km or 179 mi Cathedral
$2015
289 km or 180 mi Blythe
$2019
290 km or 180 mi Palm Springs
$2131
290 km or 180 mi Indio
$2555
292 km or 181 mi Coachella
$1994
294 km or 183 mi Palm Desert
$2015
294 km or 183 mi Yucaipa
$2454
295 km or 183 mi Highland
$1914
296 km or 184 mi Banning
$2093
297 km or 184 mi La Quinta
$2010
299 km or 186 mi San Bernardino
$2039
299 km or 186 mi Redlands
$2573
300 km or 186 mi Beaumont
$2026
303 km or 188 mi Prescott
$1947
304 km or 189 mi Loma Linda
$2024
305 km or 190 mi Colton
$2008
306 km or 190 mi Rialto
$2023
310 km or 192 mi Prescott Valley
$2019
312 km or 194 mi Moreno Valley
$2040

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2070
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2007
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2024
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2018
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2412
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2664
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2010
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2013
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2025
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2027
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3195
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2019
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2027
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$2261
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2026
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$1935
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2022
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2009
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2008
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$2517
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2013
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2010
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2032
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$2019
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$1951
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2019
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2009
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2009
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2026
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2024
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2019
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$2006
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$1949
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2032
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2485
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3211
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2021
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$2160
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2099