Los Angeles vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$349
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$642
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$1425
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	69
😀 Quality of life	93	68
🏙️ Population	3.9M	720K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 239% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 80th and 5814th ($3196 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 703rd 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 1.5 months in Okayama. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 58th and 3179th 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	$21.7	$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$16248

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$967
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$949
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$952
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$932
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$946
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$943
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$917
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$919
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$946
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$991
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$911
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$948
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1057
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$949
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$978
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$964
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1187
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1064
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$964
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$882
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1042
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1165
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$990
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1100
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$885
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1181
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1383
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1573
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1545