Los Angeles vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$4579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	54
😀 Quality of life	93	86
🏙️ Population	3.9M	525K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 14% more expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 80th and 313th ($3196 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 277th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Ranked 7th vs 81st best cities to live in the United States, and 58th vs 308th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Sacramento

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	Los Angeles	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$29998

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045