Kitakyushu vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kitakyushu	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1044	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2696	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$396	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$689	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1699	$5275
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	70	99
😀 Quality of life	70	94
🏙️ Population	935K	3.9M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 67% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5340th and 72nd ($1044 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 437th 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 1.6 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Kitakyushu ranked 317th best city to live in Japan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 2364th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kitakyushu vs Los Angeles

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	Kitakyushu	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.25	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.6	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$186	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$404	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.3	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.68%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5404	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2556	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.71	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.77	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.5	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.6	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$423	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12605	$28613

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Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Shimonoseki	$1033
15 km or 9.3 mi	Kanda	$964
17 km or 11 mi	Mizumaki	$975
18 km or 11 mi	Nakama	$975
20 km or 12 mi	Yukuhashi	$971
21 km or 13 mi	Nogata	$980
24 km or 15 mi	Fukuchi	$982
25 km or 16 mi	Okagaki	$985
27 km or 17 mi	Miyawaka	$988
28 km or 17 mi	Tagawa	$984
31 km or 19 mi	San'yo-Onoda	$950
32 km or 20 mi	Iizuka	$996
33 km or 20 mi	Munakata	$996
38 km or 24 mi	Buzen	$969
38 km or 24 mi	Fukutsu	$1006
39 km or 24 mi	Kama	$994
40 km or 25 mi	Ube	$924
42 km or 26 mi	Koga	$1015
42 km or 26 mi	Nakatsu	$966
43 km or 27 mi	Mine	$917
44 km or 27 mi	Sasaguri	$1023
44 km or 28 mi	Shingu	$1020
48 km or 30 mi	Sue	$1026
48 km or 30 mi	Kasuya	$1026
49 km or 31 mi	Umi	$1022
49 km or 31 mi	Shime	$1026
53 km or 33 mi	Dazaifu	$1018
54 km or 33 mi	Onojo	$1025
54 km or 34 mi	Chikuzen	$1006
55 km or 34 mi	Kasuga	$1024
55 km or 34 mi	Chikushino	$1021
55 km or 34 mi	Asakura	$995
55 km or 34 mi	Fukuoka	$1162
58 km or 36 mi	Usa	$966
60 km or 37 mi	Nakagawa	$1021
61 km or 38 mi	Ukiha	$982
61 km or 38 mi	Nagato	$925
62 km or 39 mi	Ogori	$1002
63 km or 39 mi	Hita	$968
63 km or 39 mi	Bungotakada	$964

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