Los Angeles vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$4109
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$1059
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1733
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$1958
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	76
😀 Quality of life	93	87
🏙️ Population	3.9M	841K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 89% more expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 62nd and 2757th ($3420 vs $1812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 9th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.1 months in Valencia, Spain. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Valencia, Spain ranked 6th in Spain, while ranked 50th and 354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Valencia, Spain

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	Los Angeles	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$4.34
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$866
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$97.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$18.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$10416

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1408
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1401
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1271
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1238
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1150
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1421
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1342
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1620
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1546
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1340
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1519
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1203
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1372
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1381
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1513
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1494
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1268
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1316
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1303
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1246
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2775
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1279
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1272
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1195
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1173
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1313
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1524
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1245
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1721
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626