Los Angeles vs Matsuyama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Matsuyama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$399
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$381
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$2005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	52
😀 Quality of life	93	67
🏙️ Population	3.9M	507K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 224% more expensive than in Matsuyama. Cities ranked 80th and 5575th ($3196 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 587th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 2 months in Matsuyama. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Matsuyama ranked 549th in Japan, while ranked 58th and 3600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Matsuyama

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	Los Angeles	Matsuyama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$86.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	1.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$3897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$2116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$47.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$25.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$9.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$11046

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Matsuyama

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Masaki	$927
9.7 km or 6 mi	Tobe	$934
10 km or 6.4 mi	Iyo	$928
11 km or 6.7 mi	Toon	$937
34 km or 21 mi	Imabari	$934
39 km or 25 mi	Saijo	$951
42 km or 26 mi	Ozu	$934
50 km or 31 mi	Kure	$886
50 km or 31 mi	Niihama	$952
52 km or 32 mi	Yawatahama	$931
53 km or 33 mi	Etajima	$865
57 km or 36 mi	Seiyo	$938
58 km or 36 mi	Takehara	$903
58 km or 36 mi	Kumano	$859
63 km or 39 mi	Iwakuni	$881
63 km or 39 mi	Yanai	$890
64 km or 40 mi	Kaita	$854
65 km or 40 mi	Higashihiroshima	$901
67 km or 42 mi	Otake	$874
68 km or 42 mi	Hiroshima	$878
68 km or 42 mi	Susaki	$980
69 km or 43 mi	Ino	$979
70 km or 43 mi	Hatsukaichi	$857
70 km or 44 mi	Uwajima	$944
72 km or 44 mi	Tosa	$985
73 km or 45 mi	Mihara	$906
74 km or 46 mi	Shikokuchuo	$973
76 km or 47 mi	Onomichi	$885
77 km or 48 mi	Kochi	$1031
77 km or 48 mi	Hikari	$887
85 km or 53 mi	Kudamatsu	$876
86 km or 53 mi	Nankoku	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Kami	$1011
89 km or 55 mi	Kan'onji	$964
91 km or 57 mi	Fukuyama	$883
91 km or 57 mi	Konan	$1013
92 km or 57 mi	Shunan	$866
92 km or 57 mi	Fuchu	$882
93 km or 57 mi	Mitoyo	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Akitakata	$897