Kitakyushu vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kitakyushu	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1088	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2716	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$445	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$719	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$360	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1582	$4258
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	70	99
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	935K	3.9M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 68% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5098th and 72nd ($1088 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th 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 1.5 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Kitakyushu ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 255th and 55th 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	$6.76	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.71%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5224	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2206	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.7	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.4	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.7	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.99	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.65	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.53	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.94	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.6	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12673	$28004

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Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Shimonoseki	$1050
15 km or 9.3 mi	Kanda	$984
17 km or 11 mi	Mizumaki	$984
18 km or 11 mi	Nakama	$984
20 km or 12 mi	Yukuhashi	$980
21 km or 13 mi	Nogata	$976
24 km or 15 mi	Fukuchi	$966
25 km or 16 mi	Okagaki	$977
27 km or 17 mi	Miyawaka	$969
28 km or 17 mi	Tagawa	$956
31 km or 19 mi	San'yo-Onoda	$1007
32 km or 20 mi	Iizuka	$958
33 km or 20 mi	Munakata	$968
38 km or 24 mi	Buzen	$946
38 km or 24 mi	Fukutsu	$965
39 km or 24 mi	Kama	$939
40 km or 25 mi	Ube	$1026
42 km or 26 mi	Koga	$955
42 km or 26 mi	Nakatsu	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Mine	$1019
44 km or 27 mi	Sasaguri	$943
44 km or 28 mi	Shingu	$954
48 km or 30 mi	Sue	$944
48 km or 30 mi	Kasuya	$942
49 km or 31 mi	Umi	$943
49 km or 31 mi	Shime	$943
53 km or 33 mi	Dazaifu	$927
54 km or 33 mi	Onojo	$937
54 km or 34 mi	Chikuzen	$890
55 km or 34 mi	Kasuga	$936
55 km or 34 mi	Chikushino	$924
55 km or 34 mi	Asakura	$881
55 km or 34 mi	Fukuoka	$1045
58 km or 36 mi	Usa	$916
60 km or 37 mi	Nakagawa	$931
61 km or 38 mi	Ukiha	$880
61 km or 38 mi	Nagato	$1008
62 km or 39 mi	Ogori	$852
63 km or 39 mi	Hita	$908
63 km or 39 mi	Bungotakada	$914

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