Kawasaki vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kawasaki	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1399	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3286	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$674	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$1059	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2341	$4258
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	99	99
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	1.54M	3.9M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 59% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4342nd and 72nd ($1399 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 62nd and 55th 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	$7.51	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.7	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.28	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$712	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$804	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.7%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5332	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3319	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.82	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.1	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.6	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$523	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12261	$28004

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1343
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1154
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1698
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1160
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1034
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1104
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1097
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1084
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1118
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1125
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1155
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1127
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$957
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1137
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$980
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1104
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1116
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1116
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1119
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$909
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1100
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1138
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1074
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$992
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1115
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$982
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1130
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1050
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1144

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974