Los Angeles vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$4493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	75
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	3.9M	459K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 42% more expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 72nd and 1277th ($3187 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 1122nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Ranked 8th vs 41st best cities to live in the United States, and 47th vs 186th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Virginia Beach

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	Los Angeles	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$18476

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701