Los Angeles vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$3492
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1302
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$2282
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	99	90
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.33M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 166% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 80th and 4476th ($3196 vs $1202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 40th 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 1.9 months in Nagoya. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Nagoya ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 58th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Nagoya

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	Los Angeles	Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$2452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$1499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$67.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$50.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$16142

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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 Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$985
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$988
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$998
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$997
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$984
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$987
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$1003
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$963
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$985
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$983
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$954
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$960
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$976
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$964
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$995
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1092
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$990
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$998
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$991
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$1015
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$943
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$991
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$951
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$985
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$939
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$990
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1010
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$964
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$982