Los Angeles vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$3066
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$1869
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	99	99
😀 Quality of life	94	79
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.33M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 207% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 72nd and 5386th ($3187 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 468th 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 1.8 months in Saitama. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 47th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Saitama

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	Los Angeles	Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$12701

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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 Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$980
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1061
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$1095
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1050
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1641
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1052
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1062
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1049
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1057
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1065
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1075