Los Angeles vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Los Angeles Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3378
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7707
$4406
🏠 One person rent
$2168
$1052
🏘️ Family rent
$3725
$1518
🍽️ Food expenses
$743
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$257
$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$3391
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
66
😀 Quality of life
93
87
🏙️ Population
3.9M
633K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 83% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 72nd and 2663rd ($3378 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 1875th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.8 months in Memphis. Ranked 8th vs 112th best cities to live in the United States, and 55th vs 362nd 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
$21.9
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.3
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.85
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$6.48
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2352
$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1867
$841
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4129
$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3274
$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$64.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.86%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7811
$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7110
$1396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.27
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.67
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.45
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.78
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.45
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.2
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.3
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.2
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1715
$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28004
$27314

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2993
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2769
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3020
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3328
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2698
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2880
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3157
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3057
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2894
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2842
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2770
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3051
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2847
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3193
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2702
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2688
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3588
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2815
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2974

Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2378
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2129
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1881
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1953
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1866
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2030
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2266
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2122
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1997
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1752
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1867
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2070
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1745
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1605
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1667
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1631
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1836
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1915
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1545
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1885
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1980
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1425
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1962
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1951
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1817
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1763
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1747
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1992
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1703
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1703
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2023
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1852
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1718
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2085
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2366
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1421
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1405
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1815
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2822