Los Angeles vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$2985
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$637
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$1050
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$2134
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	96
😀 Quality of life	93	95
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.75M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 165% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 72nd and 4625th ($3378 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 25th 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 1.7 months in Osaka. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 55th and 27th 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	$21.9	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$494
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$81.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$4660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$2278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$5.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$70.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$13598

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1162
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1057
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1046
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1031
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1071
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1016
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1041
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1051
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1037
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1127
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1029
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1033
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1037
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1042
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1029
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$979
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1029
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1027
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$991
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1041
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1016
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$996
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1036
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$981
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1047
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$999
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1005
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1012
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$993