Los Angeles vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$4608
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1707
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$3719
😷 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 78% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 62nd and 2305th ($3420 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1739th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Ranked 8th vs 96th best cities to live in the United States, and 50th vs 311th 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	$22.4	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$5.76
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$44
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$27334

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809