Los Angeles, CA
The rest of the month in Los Angeles
$4,675 in modelled household costs, against $6,375 take-home. Leftover is $1,700.
Where the money goes
- Taxes$2,380
- Rent$2,276
- Other living costs$2,399
- Left over$1,700
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $105,067
- Federal income tax
- −$14,729
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,038
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,798
- Take-home pay
- $76,502
- Effective tax rate
- 27.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,276
- Groceries
- $476
- Getting around
- $674
- Healthcare
- $536
- Utilities and internet
- $298
- Everything else
- $417
- Total spending
- $4,675
Left over each month
$8,756 gross, minus $2,380 in tax and $4,675 in living costs.
$1,700
Power bill, separately
EIA 2024 residential electricity in CA averages a $281 monthly bill at 900 kWh. The utilities line above already includes power, gas and water as a household bundle — this is the state rate as a cross-check, not an extra cost.
Non-housing lines start from BLS-order-of-magnitude national spending, then scale by this metro's cost index and your household size. Electricity rates are EIA state averages. Not a budget, not advice.