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Los Angeles vs New York City: cost, safety and weather compared (2026)

Every figure below comes from the same datasets for both cities, so the two columns are comparable.

Los Angeles and New York City compared on cost, safety, weather and size
Los AngelesUnited StatesNew York CityUnited States
Daily cost, per personestimate
Budget$100$110
Mid-range$230$260
Luxury$495$560
Price level1.00× US (2025)1.00× US (2025)
US advisoryNot ratedNot rated
Best monthsMay, Jun, Jul and AugJun, Aug and Sep
Annual rain708 mm1,309 mm
Average high24.3 °C17.7 °C
Population3.8M8.8M
Time zoneAmerica/Los_AngelesAmerica/New_York

The short answer

Los Angeles is about 12 % cheaper per day than New York City, $230 against $260 (mid-range estimate). No US advisory was found for either city. In September, the daily average is 24 °C in Los Angeles and 20 °C in New York City.

Keep reading

City overviews

  • Los Angeles overview
  • New York City overview

Cost and safety in detail

  • Los Angeles trip cost
  • Is Los Angeles safe?
  • New York City trip cost
  • Is New York City safe?

Where they rank

  • Cheapest cities in North America
  • Safest cities in North America

Countries

  • All cities in United States

Sources

  • GeoNames city database — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 14, 2026
  • Open-Meteo climate archive — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 21, 2026
  • World Bank price level and exchange rate — CC BY 4.0, data year 2025
  • US State Department travel advisories — public domain, fetched September 21, 2026

Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.