Los Angeles vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$4432
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$1087
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$1566
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$87.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$3456
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	66
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	3.9M	633K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 78% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 65th and 2352nd ($3361 vs $1891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1822nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.8 months in Memphis. Ranked 14th vs 93rd best cities to live in the United States, and 74th vs 293rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Memphis

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	Los Angeles	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$5.8
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$1417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$5.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$7.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$1574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$27140

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2392
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2182
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1854
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2306
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1994
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1749
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1858
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1635
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1670
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1837
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1813
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1637
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1843
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1948
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1593
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1878
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2033
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1404
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1960
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2007
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1783
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1966
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1685
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1710
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2041
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1889
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2165
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1397
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1354
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2855