Los Angeles vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$861
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	8
😀 Quality of life	93	59
🏙️ Population	3.9M	24.7K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 114% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 80th and 3454th ($3196 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 58th and 5404th 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	$21.7	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$8298

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408