City comparison
Daly City, CA is about 350 miles (550 km) from Los Angeles, CA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 425 miles, or about 7 h behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Daly City, CA to Los Angeles, CA takes about 41 min, covering roughly 350 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Los Angeles has a population of 3,881,041, vs 103,648 in Daly City — about 37.4× larger by population. By land area, Los Angeles covers about 470 sq mi vs 7.7 sq mi for Daly City.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Daly City | Los Angeles | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,554/mo | $1,791/mo | 42.6% higher in Daly City |
| Median home value | $1,073,100 | $822,600 | 30.5% higher in Daly City |
| Median household income | $114,910 | $76,244 | 50.7% higher in Daly City |
| Groceries index | 108.1 | 106.4 | 1.6% higher in Daly City |
| Utilities index | 168.3 | 151.7 | 10.9% higher in Daly City |
| Transportation index | 106.1 | 104.0 | 2.0% higher in Daly City |
| Healthcare index | 106.0 | 104.3 | 1.6% higher in Daly City |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Daly City, you'd need $90,630 in Los Angeles to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Los Angeles, CA is about 9.4% cheaper overall than Daly City, CA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 16% higher in Daly City than in Los Angeles. If you earn $80,000 in Daly City, you'd need about $72,504 in Los Angeles to keep the same standard of living.