Cost Of Living In Sun Valley, Los Angeles, CA

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	129	144	137
Index	Sun Valley	Los Angeles	California
Goods & Services index	107	107	109
Groceries index	112	112	118
Health care index	110	110	111
Housing index	168	220	189
Transportation index	134	134	130
Utilities index	107	107	112

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The cost of living in Sun Valley is 6% lower than the Los Angeles average.
The cost of living in Sun Valley is 29% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Sun Valley is 68% higher than the national average.
California general sales tax is 47% 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	$53,500	$4,458	$1,248	$1,605

California Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
California	7.5%	10%

California Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
California	1%	12.3%

Goods & Services

Item	Los Angeles	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.79	$15.56	20.7%
Beauty Salon	$59.40	$36.11	64.5%
Toothpaste	$2.83	$2.47	14.3%
Shampoo	$1.20	$0.96	24.4%
Movie	$14.81	$10.13	46.2%
Bowling	$6.45	$4.74	36.2%

Groceries

Item	Los Angeles	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.60	$3.98	15.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.24	$1.41	11.6%
Milk	$2.03	$2.06	1.5%
Potatoes	$2.66	$2.98	10.9%
Pizza	$10.99	$9.47	16.0%
Beer	$10.22	$8.79	16.2%

Health Care

Item	Los Angeles	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$120.40	$101.04	19.2%
Doctor	$104.83	$107.44	2.4%
Dentist	$106.00	$90.42	17.2%
Ibuprofen	$11.88	$9.28	28.0%
Lipitor	$429.87	$426.50	0.8%

Housing

Item	Los Angeles	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$453,800.00	$175,700.00	158.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,409.78	$1,133.23	112.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,194.00	$920.00	29.8%

Transportation

Item	Los Angeles	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.97	$1.99	49.0%
Tire Balancing	$45.40	$45.76	0.8%

Utilities

Item	Los Angeles	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$179.98	$163.81	9.9%
Phone	$29.19	$28.39	2.8%

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.
East Los Angeles, CA	127,610	123	23%
San Fernando, CA	24,050	125	25%
South San Gabriel, CA	8,281	138	38%
Santa Clarita, CA	179,030	139	39%
Rosemead, CA	54,457	141	41%
Los Angeles, CA	3,862,210	144	44%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Chicago, IL	2,712,608	112	12%
Houston, TX	2,167,988	91	-9%
Philadelphia, PA	1,546,920	105	5%
Phoenix, AZ	1,490,758	95	-5%
San Antonio, TX	1,385,438	85	-15%
Los Angeles, CA	3,862,210	144	44%

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 the fourth quarter of 2016.

Sun Valley, Los Angeles, CA Cost of Living