Los Angeles vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$905
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$961
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	8
😀 Quality of life	93	49
🏙️ Population	3.9M	24.7K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 109% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 62nd and 3452nd ($3420 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1st in the United States and the Seychelles, respectively. Check the United States vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 50th and 6808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Victoria

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	Los Angeles	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$69
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$8750

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1196
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1196
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$745
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$511
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$563
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$810
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$819
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$802
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$747
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$611
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$871
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$586
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$546
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$533
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$417
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$540
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$682
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$543
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$415