Kawasaki vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kawasaki	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1358	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3362	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$647	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$1140	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2498	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	99	99
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	1.54M	3.9M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 60% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4406th and 62nd ($1358 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 47th 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 1.8 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 35th and 50th 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	$7.45	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.94	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1251	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$926	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4657	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3168	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.9	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.88	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$573	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14111	$23685

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1326
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1133
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1679
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1128
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1005
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1070
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1047
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1080
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1074
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1094
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1131
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1118
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1047
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$922
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1105
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$967
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1088
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1087
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1085
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1090
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$859
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1085
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1120
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1073
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$978
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1101
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$951
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1119
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1045
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1102

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000