Cost Of Living in Tarzana, CA

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Tarzana	Los Angeles	California
Cost of living	179	172	140
Goods & Services	116	116	111
Groceries	112	112	112
Health care	108	108	109
Housing	328	302	196
Transportation	124	124	126
Utilities	112	112	127

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Tarzana is 28% higher than the Los Angeles average
The cost of living in Tarzana is 79% higher than the national average
Tarzana housing is 228% higher than the national average
California general sales tax is 42% higher than the national average
California state income tax is 61% 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	$89,012	$7,418	$2,077	$2,671

California Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
California	7.25%	10.5%

California Income Tax

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

Goods & Services

Item	Los Angeles	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.67	$24.26	1.7%
Beauty Salon	$49.33	$45.56	8.3%
Toothpaste	$3.76	$3.70	1.5%
Shampoo	$1.41	$1.28	9.8%
Movie	$13.46	$12.13	11.0%
Bowling	$19.07	$18.00	6.0%

Groceries

Item	Los Angeles	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.26	$5.84	7.2%
Fried Chicken	$2.08	$1.57	32.2%
Milk	$4.76	$4.67	1.9%
Potatoes	$4.94	$4.93	0.2%
Pizza	$16.13	$12.09	33.5%
Beer	$9.60	$10.41	7.8%

Health Care

Item	Los Angeles	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$129.09	$125.68	2.7%
Doctor	$119.86	$135.78	11.7%
Dentist	$108.07	$113.29	4.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.36	$10.65	2.7%
Lipitor	$505.41	$468.60	7.9%

Housing

Item	Los Angeles	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$670,700.00	$184,700.00	263.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,799.02	$2,346.69	19.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,523.00	$949.00	60.5%

Transportation

Item	Los Angeles	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.47	$3.46	29.3%
Tire Balancing	$58.33	$59.92	2.6%

Utilities

Item	Los Angeles	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$326.49	$193.99	68.3%
Phone	$182.78	$192.25	4.9%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Westside, CA	213	116	15.6%
Westmont, CA	35,188	145	44.8%
San Fernando, CA	24,244	148	47.7%
Burbank CDP, CA	4,984	154	54.2%
Inglewood, CA	109,309	157	57.4%
Los Angeles, CA	3,973,278	172	71.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Toronto, ON	3,013,752	n/a
Chicago, IL	2,699,347	114	14.1%
Houston, TX	2,313,238	101	0.8%
Montréal, QC	1,811,008	n/a
Phoenix, AZ	1,658,422	106	6.4%
Los Angeles, CA	3,973,278	172	71.6%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

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