Los Angeles, CA

Cost of Living in Los Angeles, CA (2026): Rent, Utilities & Take-Home

$4,672/mo in Los Angeles. $1,703 left each month. Prices 19% above the US average.

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Monthly costs

Take-home $6,375/mo.

Taxes$2,380
Rent$2,273
Other living costs$2,399
Left over$1,703

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: $2,273
Groceries: $476
Getting around: $674
Healthcare: $536
Utilities and internet: $298
Everything else: $417
Total spending: $4,672

Left over each month

$8,756 gross, minus $2,380 in tax and $4,672 in living costs.

$1,703

Average electric bill in California

About $282 a month for a household using 900 kWh. That is the EIA residential price for California in 2025, 31.35¢ per kWh. It is a state average, not a Los Angeles utility bill, and the utilities line in the monthly costs above already includes a modelled power cost.

Cost of Living in Los Angeles, CA (2026): Rent, Utilities & Take-Home

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