Los Angeles vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$1263
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	99	7
😀 Quality of life	93	62
🏙️ Population	3.9M	133K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 145% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 80th and 4205th ($3196 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 2nd in the United States and Maldives, respectively. Check the United States vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1 months in Male. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 58th and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Male

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	Los Angeles	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$3201

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360