Los Angeles vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$8550
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	82
😀 Quality of life	93	97
🏙️ Population	3.9M	452K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 11% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 62nd and 11th ($3420 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 2nd in the United States and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United States vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 50th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Zurich

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	Los Angeles	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$26431

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117