City comparison
Los Angeles, CA is about 2,300 miles (3,700 km) from Palm Beach Gardens, FL in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 2,900 miles, or about 48 hours (about 5 days at 10 h/day) 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 Los Angeles, CA to Palm Beach Gardens, FL takes about 4 h 38 min, covering roughly 2,300 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, CA is on Pacific Time and Palm Beach Gardens, FL is on Eastern Time — a 3-hour difference. When it's noon in Los Angeles, it's 3 p.m. in Palm Beach Gardens, which puts Los Angeles 3 hours behind.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Los Angeles has a population of 3,881,041, vs 59,088 in Palm Beach Gardens — about 65.7× larger by population. By land area, Los Angeles covers about 470 sq mi vs 59 sq mi for Palm Beach Gardens.
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 | Los Angeles | Palm Beach Gardens | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,791/mo | $2,053/mo | 14.6% higher in Palm Beach Gardens |
| Median home value | $822,600 | $482,900 | 70.3% higher in Los Angeles |
| Median household income | $76,244 | $106,544 | 39.7% higher in Palm Beach Gardens |
| Groceries index | 106.4 | 103.1 | 3.2% higher in Los Angeles |
| Utilities index | 151.7 | 97.0 | 56.4% higher in Los Angeles |
| Transportation index | 104.0 | 108.3 | 4.2% higher in Palm Beach Gardens |
| Healthcare index | 104.3 | 107.8 | 3.3% higher in Palm Beach Gardens |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Los Angeles, you'd need $93,295 in Palm Beach Gardens to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Palm Beach Gardens, FL is about 6.7% cheaper overall than Los Angeles, CA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 7% higher in Los Angeles than in Palm Beach Gardens. If you earn $80,000 in Los Angeles, you'd need about $74,636 in Palm Beach Gardens to keep the same standard of living.