Los Angeles vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	82
😀 Quality of life	93	88
🏙️ Population	3.9M	468K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 34% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 80th and 972nd ($3196 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 892nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Ranked 7th vs 51st best cities to live in the United States, and 58th vs 221st 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	$21.7	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$21914

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682