Los Angeles vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$3974
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	99
😀 Quality of life	93	96
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.11M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 36% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 72nd and 916th ($3378 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 1st in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 55th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Paris

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	Los Angeles	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544