Los Angeles

Los Angeles is the state's largest city. It is the second-largest city in the United States, after New York City, with a 2020 population of 3,898,747. Los Angeles is well-known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural variety, film industry, and wide metropolitan region. Los Angeles the city that is synonymous with Hollywood celebrities and artists remains one of the most expensive places to live. Given that the latter is the iconic Beverly Hills and that the square meter of the surface is over $7,500, it is not unexpected that it is one of the most expensive cities to live in the world.

Houses in Los Angeles cost an average of $738,000, yet the metro area is large and has a property price per square foot that is $100 less than in the city proper. Long commutes are typical, and the average Angeleno can expect to pay $1 more per gallon of gas than the national average, raising the expense of living in Los Angeles. Car insurance costs an extra $1,964 each year. The city's comparatively low average income of around $60,000 makes it even less cheap.

Country: California

Population: 3.973 million