Los Angeles vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$2658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$6218
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$1722
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$3186
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$684
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$5035
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	69
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	3.9M	385K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 20% more expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 72nd and 497th ($3187 vs $2658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 439th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Ranked 8th vs 34th best cities to live in the United States, and 47th vs 158th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Tampa

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	Los Angeles	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$7.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$1814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$3714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$2659
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$4042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$6.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$5.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$1391
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$14056

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2493
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2475
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2470
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2453
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2435
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2080
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2642
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2543
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2410
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2190
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2314
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2355
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2437
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2519
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2289
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2745
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2128
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2224
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2328
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2595
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2461
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2279
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2406
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1693
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2408
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2594
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2302
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2457
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2397
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2364
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2353
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2353
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2369