Los Angeles vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$1508
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$2200
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$733
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$4443
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	100
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.6M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 32% more expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 62nd and 741st ($3420 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 652nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Ranked 8th vs 22nd best cities to live in the United States, and 50th vs 118th 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	$22.4	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$79.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1607
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$2381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$4124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$4.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$8.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$5.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$5.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$2213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$20275

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2626
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2543
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2622
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2498
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2543
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2567
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2579
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2359
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2623
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2636
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2849
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2458
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2314
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2623
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2525
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2331
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2685
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2635
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2222
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3031
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2636
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2820
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2825
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2754
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2795
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2842
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2313
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2333
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2897
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2221
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2656
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2737