Kawasaki vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kawasaki	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1354	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3256	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$630	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$1064	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$423	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2289	$4549
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	99	99
😀 Quality of life	82	94
🏙️ Population	1.54M	3.9M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 60% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4361st and 65th ($1354 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 51st in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 600th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Los Angeles

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	Kawasaki	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.47	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.7	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.42	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$707	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$458	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1127	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.61%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6324	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3178	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.1	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10654	$26874

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1336
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1115
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1698
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1113
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1017
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1055
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1076
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1110
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1071
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$959
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1088
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$958
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1051
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1066
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1067
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1068
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$935
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1054
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1139
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1035
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1021
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1066
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$968
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1117
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1085

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927