Los Angeles vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$3155
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	99
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.15M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 42% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 72nd and 1216th ($3165 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 2nd 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 34th and 33rd 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	$22.5	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$16502

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381