Los Angeles vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$1514
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$2239
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$740
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$4328
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	100
😀 Quality of life	93	92
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.6M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 30% more expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 72nd and 742nd ($3378 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 648th 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 14th best cities to live in the United States, and 55th vs 87th 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	$21.9	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$17603

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2632
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2572
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2626
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2493
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2549
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2609
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2600
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2612
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2350
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2639
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2639
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2793
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2445
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2392
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2520
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2315
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2668
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2603
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2207
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2648
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3077
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2609
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2802
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2835
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2753
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2835
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2301
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2933
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2171
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2684
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2801