Los Angeles vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$2247
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	97
😀 Quality of life	94	96
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.75M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 163% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 72nd and 4566th ($3187 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 45th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.9 months in Osaka. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 47th 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	$21.6	$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$3.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$5653

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1169
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1065
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1021
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1120
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1067
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1113
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1030
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1034
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1043
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1068
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1016