Los Angeles vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$2941
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$599
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$1002
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$1959
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	96
😀 Quality of life	94	96
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.75M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 172% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 65th and 4626th ($3361 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.6 months in Osaka. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 74th and 34th 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	$22.6	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$695
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$4071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$2710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$64.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$13640

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1133
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1033
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1081
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1045
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1010
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$992
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1025
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1043
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$997