Los Angeles vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$4145
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	99
😀 Quality of life	93	98
🏙️ Population	3.9M	5.45M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 19% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 72nd and 348th ($3378 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 55th and 2nd 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	$21.9	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$21946

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864