Cost of living in Los Angeles 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Los Angeles, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
80.4
20% cheaper than New York
Los AngelesUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 2,534 USD $2,534
1-bed apartment, outside centre 2,344 USD $2,344
3-bed apartment, centre 5,341 USD $5,341
Room in shared flat 1,172 USD $1,172
Buy price per m2 7,755 USD $7,755
Living cost excl. rent 1,459 USD $1,459
Typical net salary 4,349 USD $4,349
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.