Los Angeles vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$2293
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$5392
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$1358
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$2389
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$688
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$4087
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	99	68
😀 Quality of life	93	88
🏙️ Population	3.9M	504K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 49% more expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 62nd and 1311th ($3420 vs $2293) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1104th 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 Mesa. Ranked 8th vs 93rd best cities to live in the United States, and 50th vs 304th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Mesa

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	Los Angeles	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$5.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$2471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$78.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$2959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$3476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$6.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$1190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$15526

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2378
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2463
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2367
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2423
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1974
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2366
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2243
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2343
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2296
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2346
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2454
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2318
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2321
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1933
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2153
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$771
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2818
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1767
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1865
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1924
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$876
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1835
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2817
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$994