Los Angeles vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 25% more expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 72nd and 710th ($3187 vs $2541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 637th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Ranked 8th vs 27th best cities to live in the United States, and 47th vs 130th among the best cities to live in the world.

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2585
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2532
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2606
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2305
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2514
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2578
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2301
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2607
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2617
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2286
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2254
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2506
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2510
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2550
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2256
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2667
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2735
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2091
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2882
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2663
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2753
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2872
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2814
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2785
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2841
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2882
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2398
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2238
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2929
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2254
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2756
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2750