Los Angeles vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$2086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	96
😀 Quality of life	93	95
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.75M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 157% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 80th and 4366th ($3196 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 29th 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 1.7 months in Osaka. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 58th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Osaka

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	Los Angeles	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$8318

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008