Los Angeles vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$3414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	99
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.15M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 35% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 72nd and 998th ($3187 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 47th and 22nd 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	$21.6	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$18941

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395