Los Angeles vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$4008
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	99
😀 Quality of life	94	100
🏙️ Population	3.9M	5.45M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 27% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 65th and 649th ($3361 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 74th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Sydney

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	Los Angeles	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$19140

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710