Los Angeles vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$339
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$1735
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	53
😀 Quality of life	94	85
🏙️ Population	3.9M	686K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 223% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 72nd and 5464th ($3165 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 474th 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 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 34th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Shizuoka

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	Los Angeles	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$8605

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$932
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$936
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$952
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$954
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$960
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1035
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$962
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$961
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$964
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1041
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$963
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1027
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1030
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1035
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1039
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1034
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$966
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1021
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1047
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1047
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1048
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1033
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1036
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1052
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1039
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1053
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1050
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1054
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1080
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1063
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1032
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1088
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$989
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1043
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$941
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1052