Los Angeles vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$3391
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$1636
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$336
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$1771
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	93
😀 Quality of life	94	83
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.86M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 116% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 72nd and 3564th ($3165 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 34th and 342nd 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	$22.5	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$11854

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1238
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1218
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1029
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1040
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$842
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$907
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1090
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1029
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$987
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$994
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1161
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$1027
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$816
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$708
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$969
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$973
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$936
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$863
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$999
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$949
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1006
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$415
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$1024
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1002
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1008
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1013
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$943
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$980
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$849
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1043
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1118
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1037
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$995
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$791
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1028
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$940
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1011
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385