Los Angeles vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$2298
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$5364
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$2408
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$677
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$86
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$3995
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	99	68
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	3.9M	504K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 47% more expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 72nd and 1283rd ($3378 vs $2298) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 1085th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.7 months in Mesa. Ranked 8th vs 29th best cities to live in the United States, and 55th vs 142nd 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	$21.9	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$1074
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$2515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1978
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$4.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$1191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$15548

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2381
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2435
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2357
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1961
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2345
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2227
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2359
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2338
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2312
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2444
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2324
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2316
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1930
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2110
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$776
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2798
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1764
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1842
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1919
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$890
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1838
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2777
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1004