Sun Valley, Los Angeles, CA Cost Of Living

Sun Valley cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Sun Valley	Los Angeles	California
Cost of living index	131	146	138
Index	Sun Valley	Los Angeles	California
Goods & Services index	109	109	110
Groceries index	114	114	115
Health care index	109	109	109
Housing index	177	227	196
Transportation index	126	126	125
Utilities index	107	107	114

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The cost of living in Sun Valley is 5% lower than the Los Angeles average.
The cost of living in Sun Valley is 31% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Sun Valley is 77% higher than the national average.
California general sales tax is 42% higher than the national average.
California state income tax is 55% lower than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Household	$54,645	$4,554	$1,275	$1,640

California Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
California	7.25%	10.25%

California Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
California	1%	13.3%

Goods & Services

Item	Los Angeles	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.60	$16.09	21.9%
Beauty Salon	$61.20	$37.33	63.9%
Toothpaste	$2.33	$2.45	4.8%
Shampoo	$1.29	$1.00	28.9%
Movie	$14.88	$10.28	44.7%
Bowling	$6.68	$4.93	35.4%

Groceries

Item	Los Angeles	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.77	$3.80	25.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.00	$1.40	28.2%
Milk	$2.24	$2.01	11.4%
Potatoes	$2.63	$3.01	12.5%
Pizza	$10.99	$9.89	11.2%
Beer	$9.88	$8.90	11.0%

Health Care

Item	Los Angeles	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$120.20	$102.16	17.7%
Doctor	$107.00	$108.36	1.3%
Dentist	$106.80	$92.53	15.4%
Ibuprofen	$12.77	$9.28	37.6%
Lipitor	$410.11	$425.82	3.7%

Housing

Item	Los Angeles	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$496,300.00	$184,700.00	168.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,871.08	$1,202.44	138.8%
Apartment Rent	$1,241.00	$949.00	30.8%

Transportation

Item	Los Angeles	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.94	$2.24	30.9%
Tire Balancing	$53.38	$46.29	15.3%

Utilities

Item	Los Angeles	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$200.38	$165.96	20.7%
Phone	$25.97	$28.68	9.5%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Westside, CA	269	105	5%
East Los Angeles, CA	124,191	125	25%
San Fernando, CA	24,396	129	29%
South San Gabriel, CA	8,725	140	40%
Santa Clarita, CA	180,303	141	41%
Los Angeles, CA	3,918,872	146	46%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Chicago, IL	2,714,017	113	13%
Houston, TX	2,240,582	91	-9%
Philadelphia, PA	1,559,938	104	4%
Phoenix, AZ	1,555,324	95	-5%
San Antonio, TX	1,439,358	86	-14%
Los Angeles, CA	3,918,872	146	46%

Source: The Sun Valley, Los Angeles, CA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Sun Valley, Los Angeles, CA Cost of Living