Las Vegas vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Las Vegas	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2294	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5220	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$1391	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$2312	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$5389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	100
😀 Quality of life	86	95
🏙️ Population	642K	8.8M

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 45% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1309th and 4th ($2294 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1103rd and 1st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Las Vegas compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Ranked 126th vs 2nd best cities to live in the United States, and 398th vs 15th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Las Vegas vs New York City

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	Las Vegas	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.9	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.79	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.07	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2281	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1954	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4959	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2809	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.6	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.2	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1285	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12075	$21713

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Cities near Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2291
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2320
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2352
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2266
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2562
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$1586
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$1865
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2144
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2173
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2750
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$1964
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2606
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$1916
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$2016
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2554
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2615
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2143
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2519
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2621
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2526
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2818
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2538
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2599
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2806
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2616
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2533
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2728
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2511
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2660
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2246
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2835
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2569
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2321
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2743
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3110
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2683
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2748

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192