Laufey currently lives in Los Angeles. She moved there around the summer of 2021 when her music career brought her to West Hollywood. She has expressed a deep fondness for the city and its atmosphere, which has also inspired some of her music. Though originally from Reykjavik, Iceland, and having a multicultural background with Icelandic and Chinese heritage, her current base is Los Angeles where she enjoys the coastal environment reminiscent of her Icelandic home.