Los Angeles vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$2185
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	53
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	3.9M	686K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 282% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 62nd and 6285th ($3420 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 758th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 50th and 186th 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	$22.4	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$14291

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$883
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$888
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$912
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$915
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$923
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1003
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$984
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$929
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$936
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$941
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1012
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$932
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1006
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1003
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1004
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1006
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1005
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1010
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1003
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1018
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1020
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1024
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$995
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1018
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1021
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1022
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1018
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1018
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1029
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1002
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1073
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$972
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1023
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$887
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1016