Los Angeles vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$2608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$1724
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$3038
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$4485
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	69
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	3.9M	385K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 30% more expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 72nd and 719th ($3378 vs $2608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 625th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Ranked 8th vs 32nd best cities to live in the United States, and 55th vs 151st 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	$21.9	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$1978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$1408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$3555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$2569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$3702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$16676

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285