Los Angeles vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$4492
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$1227
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$449
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$2218
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	94
😀 Quality of life	93	87
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.86M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 73% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 62nd and 2081st ($3420 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1st in the United States and Poland, respectively. Check the United States vs Poland 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 Warsaw. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 50th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Warsaw

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	Los Angeles	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$5.19
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$15882

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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 Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1570
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1540
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1227
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1253
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$1023
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$1030
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1162
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1262
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1222
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1322
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$1060
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$1024
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$976
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1173
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1137
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1305
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$1170
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1260
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$1229
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$669
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$925
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1241
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1170
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$1043
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1205
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1215
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$954
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$868
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1102
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1216
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1226
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$1010
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1114
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$980
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1105
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$445