Los Angeles vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$2940
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$2098
😷 Air quality	Good	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 184% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 72nd and 4674th ($3165 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 54th 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.9 months in Osaka. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 34th and 15th 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	$22.5	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$71.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	1.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$6018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$3500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$55.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$8601

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$972
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1105
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$995
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$995
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$982
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$945
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1006
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1075
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1002
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$997
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$957
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$990
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$956
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$933
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$984
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$957
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$968
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$996
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$933