Quick answer
Prices in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA were 13.6% above the US average in 2024 (Regional Price Parity 113.6, US = 100), with a housing-rent index of 170.4, per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities (2024)
| Category | Price index (US = 100) |
|---|---|
| All items | 113.566 |
| Goods | 106.623 |
| Housing (rents) | 170.433 |
| Utilities | 158.589 |
| Other services | 104.362 |
| — All items by year — | |
| 2024 | 113.566 |
| 2023 | 114.749 |
| 2022 | 113.308 |
| 2021 | 114.151 |
| 2020 | 113.884 |
| 2019 | 110.939 |
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Last updated 2026-10-16. Data only, not financial or tax advice.