Los Angeles vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$4411
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	82
😀 Quality of life	93	89
🏙️ Population	3.9M	468K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 46% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 72nd and 1246th ($3378 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 1054th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Ranked 8th vs 64th best cities to live in the United States, and 55th vs 245th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Raleigh

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	Los Angeles	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736