How much does a day in Los Angeles cost?

About $127 on a lean budget, $283 mid-range and $636 in comfort, per person per day as of November 12, 2026, excluding international flights. These are modeled estimates: the national figure (United States), updated daily, scaled by a city premium.

Is Los Angeles expensive compared with the rest of the country (United States)?

Los Angeles costs about 35% more than the national average (United States), which is $209 a day mid-range. Spread out and car-dependent; lodging near the beach costs the most.

Is Los Angeles cheaper to visit than last year?

The exchange rate moved 0.0% for US-dollar holders over twelve months while local prices (United States) rose +3.5%, a real change of 0.0%. City prices broadly follow the country.

When is the best time to visit Los Angeles for lower prices?

United States: the shoulder months, with workable weather and lower prices, are March, November. Peak season is April, May, June, September, October.

The US State Department rates United States at Level 1: Normal precautions. Country-wide levels can hide large differences between cities and regions, so read the full advisory.

Los Angeles

Spread out and car-dependent; lodging near the beach costs the most.

A day in Los Angeles

$283

Lean: $127
Comfort: $636

Real change, 12 months

0.0%

Flat. Tracks the country as a whole (United States).

Against the rest of the country (United States)

+35%

Pricier than the national figure of $209 a day.

The short answerIn US dollars, as of November 12, 2026

Los Angeles: as of November 12, 2026, a mid-range day costs about $283 per person, excluding flights, which is about 35% more than the national average (United States). Prices for US-dollar travelers are about where they were a year ago in real terms. Spread out and car-dependent; lodging near the beach costs the most.

What your money buys in United States

Exchange rates and inflation are national, so the city follows this line. The dashed line is the exchange rate alone; the solid line is after inflation.

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Los Angeles, in five questions

City costs are the national model scaled by a premium of +35% that we set by hand. To cite: “Trip Arbitrage (triparbitrage.com), reading of November 12, 2026.”

How much does a day in Los Angeles cost?: About $127 on a lean budget, $283 mid-range and $636 in comfort, per person per day as of November 12, 2026, excluding international flights. These are modeled estimates: the national figure (United States), updated daily, scaled by a city premium.
Is Los Angeles expensive compared with the rest of the country (United States)?: Los Angeles costs about 35% more than the national average (United States), which is $209 a day mid-range. Spread out and car-dependent; lodging near the beach costs the most.
Is Los Angeles cheaper to visit than last year?: The exchange rate moved 0.0% for US-dollar holders over twelve months while local prices (United States) rose +3.5%, a real change of 0.0%. City prices broadly follow the country.
When is the best time to visit Los Angeles for lower prices?: United States: the shoulder months, with workable weather and lower prices, are March, November. Peak season is April, May, June, September, October.
Is Los Angeles safe?: The US State Department rates United States at Level 1: Normal precautions. Country-wide levels can hide large differences between cities and regions, so read the full advisory.

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The short answerIn US dollars, as of November 12, 2026