Los Angeles vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$3732
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	99
😀 Quality of life	94	97
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.15M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 33% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 65th and 843rd ($3361 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 74th and 18th 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	$22.6	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$15084

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488