Side by side
Los Angeles vs San Francisco
Bay Area cool vs SoCal sprawl.
Daily cost, live hotel + flight pricing, 90-day price path, and which city fits your trip.
Los Angeles
USA
- Daily cost (mid-range)
- $195/day
- Daily cost (budget)
- $85/day
- Hotel / night (live avg)
- $334
- Flight / pax (live avg)
- $241
- Best months
- March to May, September to November
90-day path↑ 20%
San Francisco
USA
- Daily cost (mid-range)
- $230/day
- Daily cost (budget)
- $100/day
- Hotel / night (live avg)
- $199
- Flight / pax (live avg)
- $255
- Best months
- September to November (warmest), May to June
90-day path↑ 17%
Which one to pick?
- Budget:Los Angeles is roughly 15% cheaper on mid-range daily cost.
- Timing:Los Angeles pricing is up 20% over the last 4 weeks — set an alert below your target.
- Style:The two cities feel meaningfully different — see each guide above for the on-the-ground details that matter.
Trends are vs ~4 weeks ago. Hotel + flight pricing is the latest snapshot from our 3×/week pricing cron; flight is city-average, not origin-specific.