Los Angeles vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$2951
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$854
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$2209
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	99	91
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.33M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 183% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 65th and 4726th ($3361 vs $1189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 37th 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.9 months in Nagoya. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Nagoya ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 74th and 79th 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	$22.6	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$920
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$2386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$5.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$48.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$455
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$10854

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$997
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$998
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$985
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$998
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$992
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$981
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$983
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$985
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$975
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$985
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$992
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$985
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$1022
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$982
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$987
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$962
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$966
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$964
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$974
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$956
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$978
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$971
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$978
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$977
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$999
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$970
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$944
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$960
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$937
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$972
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$952
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$966