Kawasaki vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kawasaki	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1187	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$483	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1130	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$404	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2645	$5275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ 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 63% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4637th and 72nd ($1187 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 59th 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 2.2 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 452nd and 47th 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	$6.27	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.59	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.83	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$286	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1195	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$861	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6674	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3436	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.4	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.06	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.5	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.4	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13952	$28613

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1385
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1641
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1124
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1071
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1070
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1090
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1086
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1082
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1121
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1079
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1057
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$976
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1106
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$982
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1070
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1084
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1115
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1085
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1081
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$942
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1079
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1153
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1059
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1060
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1095
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$983
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1145
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1102

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754