Los Angeles vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$2405
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$1414
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	70
😀 Quality of life	93	75
🏙️ Population	3.9M	720K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 271% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 72nd and 6268th ($3378 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 798th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.6 months in Okayama. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Okayama ranked 112th in Japan, while ranked 55th and 1654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Okayama

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	Los Angeles	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$6821
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$30.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$12437

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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

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$920
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1080
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$958
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$929
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$959
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$959
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$941
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$934
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1024
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$907
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1011
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$906
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1128
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1188
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1069
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1001
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$982
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1153
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1024
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$944
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$970
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$913
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$939
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$948
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1011
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1302
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$957
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1006
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$898
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$954
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1313
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1066
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1253
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$932
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1453
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1562
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1554