Los Angeles cost of living
Cost of living in the city of Los Angeles
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA had 12,927,614 people in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. The HUD area used for rent is Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area. The 2024 all-items regional price parity is 113.6, where the U.S. average is 100.
2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
$2,964
FY 2027, principal HUD area
Median gross rent
$2,114
ACS 2024 1-year
Goods prices
106.6
BEA goods RPP, 2024
Utilities prices
158.6
BEA utilities RPP, 2024
Mean commute
30.7 minutes
ACS S0801, workers who did not work from home
Median household income
$96,405
ACS 2024, 2024 dollars
Median real estate taxes divided by median home value in this metro are 0.66%. Childcare prices are not in the verified dataset.
Benefits in California
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From Los Angeles
The eight largest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gaps from Los Angeles.
- Los Angeles and McAllen · rent gap $1,947
- Los Angeles and Wichita · rent gap $1,921
- Los Angeles and Little Rock · rent gap $1,843
- Los Angeles and Toledo · rent gap $1,819
- Los Angeles and El Paso · rent gap $1,818
- Los Angeles and Baton Rouge · rent gap $1,815
- Los Angeles and Columbia · rent gap $1,738
- Los Angeles and Tulsa · rent gap $1,735