Paycheck Atlas

San Diego, CA vs Los Angeles, CA

Overall prices in Los Angeles, CA run 2% higher than in San Diego, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $102k in Los Angeles, CA for every $100k you earn in San Diego, CA.

Salary in San Diego, CAEquivalent in Los Angeles, CATake-home in CATake-home in CA
$50,000$50,750$3,238/mo$3,284/mo
$75,000$76,125$4,695/mo$4,755/mo
$100,000$101,501$6,015/mo$6,094/mo
$150,000$152,251$8,608/mo$8,723/mo
$2,246Median rent, San Diego, CA
$2,063Median rent, Los Angeles, CA

Equivalent salary scales by BEA Regional Price Parities (all items). Take-home columns apply each state's tax to the matching salary, so the equivalent salary is not the same as the same take-home.

Compare the other way: Los Angeles, CA vs San Diego, CA