Los Angeles vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$1593
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	99	99
😀 Quality of life	94	80
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.33M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 224% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 65th and 5298th ($3361 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 260th 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 74th and 750th 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	$22.6	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$17943

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$961
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1033
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$997
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$961
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$994
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$990
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$952
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$976
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$998
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1698
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$981
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1017
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1055