Los Angeles vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$4131
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	99
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.6M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 23% more expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 80th and 664th ($3196 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 610th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Ranked 7th vs 28th best cities to live in the United States, and 58th vs 138th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Philadelphia

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	Los Angeles	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$19774

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693