Los Angeles vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$6392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	80
😀 Quality of life	94	92
🏙️ Population	3.9M	737K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 10% more expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 72nd and 206th ($3187 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 168th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Ranked 8th vs 16th best cities to live in the United States, and 47th vs 102nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Seattle

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	Los Angeles	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263