Los Angeles vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Los Angeles Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3196
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7594
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$2049
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$3732
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$709
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4771
$1611
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
99
99
😀 Quality of life
93
77
🏙️ Population
3.9M
1.33M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 167% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 80th and 4495th ($3196 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 58th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Los Angeles Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.7
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.7
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.51
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.77
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2168
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1758
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4056
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3293
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.74%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8056
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7115
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.5
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.1
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.05
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.25
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1650
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28838
$14676

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125