Los Angeles vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$6742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	80
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	3.9M	737K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 6% more expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 80th and 158th ($3196 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 140th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Ranked 7th vs 15th best cities to live in the United States, and 58th vs 98th 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	$21.7	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093