Los Angeles vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$5984
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$1542
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$2792
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$4931
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	82
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	3.9M	468K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 29% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 72nd and 806th ($3187 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 719th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Ranked 8th vs 49th best cities to live in the United States, and 47th vs 202nd 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	$21.6	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$22229

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753