2026 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Richmond, VA vs Los Alamitos, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Los Alamitos or is it cheaper to live in Richmond?
- Los Alamitos is 73.2% more expensive than Richmond.

Which city has more affordable housing, Los Alamitos or Richmond?
- Los Alamitos housing costs are 335.3% more expensive than Richmond housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Richmond or is Health Care more affordable in Los Alamitos.
- Health related expenses are 5.8% less in Los Alamitos.
 Richmond, VALos Alamitos, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock164.9100
 Food & Groceries98.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock93.4100
 Housing96.9  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,321,100$338,100
 Utilities99  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock117.3100
 Miscellaneous136.2  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 5 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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Reviews for Los Alamitos    2 Reviews

Living in this city comes with the best benefit ever - Education. Real quality education. Los Alamitos Unified is the best public school district you can send your  More

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Over 20 years ago

Would like information on 3 and 4 bedroom homes for  More

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