Los Angeles vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$3273
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$7799
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$2094
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$3648
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$836
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$5290
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	97
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	3.9M	441K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 4% more expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 62nd and 95th ($3420 vs $3273) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 70th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.6 months in Oakland. Ranked 8th vs 13th best cities to live in the United States, and 50th vs 70th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Oakland

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	Los Angeles	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$2145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$1854
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$3859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$3291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$7921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$5888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$7.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$5.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$179
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$20453

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357