Cost of living comparison
Los Angeles is 31.7% more expensive than Florida.
If you lived in Los Angeles instead of Florida, you would:
pay 17.0% more for restaurants
Florida
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.04
|
$24.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.02
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
|
$2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
|
$2.06
|
|
pay 13.9% more for groceries
Florida
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$5.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.12
|
$6.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
|
$4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.61
|
$4.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.14
|
$7.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$1.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$1.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$2.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$1.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$1.08
|
|
pay 25.1% more for transportation
Florida
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.34
|
$5.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.76
|
$83.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,861.65
|
$30,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.99
|
$16.52
|
|
pay 20.1% more for housing
Florida
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.09
|
$74.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,839.71
|
$2,490.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,602.29
|
$2,107.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.00
|
$145.78
|
|
pay 87.3% more for childcare
Florida
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$887.41
|
$1,950.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,551.71
|
$28,750.00
|
|
pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports
Florida
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.33
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.67
|
$5.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.56
|
$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.72
|
$53.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 23.2% more for clothing
Florida
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.00
|
$62.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.65
|
$44.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.95
|
$106.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
|
$145.95
|
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