Los Angeles vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$4880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	68
😀 Quality of life	93	89
🏙️ Population	3.9M	385K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 25% more expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 80th and 718th ($3196 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 664th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Ranked 7th vs 41st best cities to live in the United States, and 58th vs 174th 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	$21.7	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2335
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265