Los Angeles vs San Marino City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	San Marino City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2708
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$575
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$448
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$54.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$3320
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	99	17
😀 Quality of life	93	58
🏙️ Population	3.9M	4.04K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 166% more expensive than in San Marino City. Cities ranked 80th and 4484th ($3196 vs $1201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 2nd in the United States and San Marino, respectively. Check the United States vs San Marino comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 2.8 months in San Marino City. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs San Marino City ranked 2nd in San Marino, while ranked 58th and 5514th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs San Marino City

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	Los Angeles	San Marino City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$9.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$4.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$63
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$96.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$2628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$2604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$5.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$79.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$13649

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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 San Marino City

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.8 mi	Dogana	$1203
17 km or 11 mi	Rimini	$1390
28 km or 18 mi	Cesena	$1326
30 km or 19 mi	Cesenatico	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Pesaro	$1312
46 km or 28 mi	Forli	$1485
47 km or 29 mi	Fano	$1229
58 km or 36 mi	Ravenna	$1216
69 km or 43 mi	Arezzo	$1267
90 km or 56 mi	Argenta	$1352
91 km or 57 mi	Perugia	$1100
93 km or 58 mi	Ancona	$1270
97 km or 61 mi	Florence	$1601
107 km or 67 mi	Macerata	$1133
108 km or 67 mi	Bologna	$1555
108 km or 67 mi	Prato	$1423
110 km or 69 mi	Foligno	$1241
113 km or 70 mi	Siena	$1518
120 km or 75 mi	Ferrara	$1287
123 km or 76 mi	Pistoia	$1243
124 km or 77 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
134 km or 83 mi	Fermo	$1239
138 km or 86 mi	Rovigo	$951
145 km or 90 mi	Modena	$1506
149 km or 93 mi	Sassuolo	$1400
150 km or 93 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
151 km or 94 mi	Pula	$941
153 km or 95 mi	Terni	$1004
155 km or 96 mi	Lucca	$1354
166 km or 103 mi	Pisa	$1254
168 km or 104 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1323
168 km or 104 mi	Venice	$1522
170 km or 106 mi	Padua	$1581
171 km or 106 mi	Viterbo	$1287
173 km or 108 mi	Rieti	$1224
174 km or 108 mi	Mestre	$1450
174 km or 108 mi	Teramo	$1171
176 km or 110 mi	Viareggio	$1280
176 km or 110 mi	Livorno	$1371
177 km or 110 mi	Mirano	$1375