Los Angeles vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$2644
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	52
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	3.9M	686K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 228% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 65th and 5380th ($3361 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 315th 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 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 74th and 291st 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	$22.6	$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$19584

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$976
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$973
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$976
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$979
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$976
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1018
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$968
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$977
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1037
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$962
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1025
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1024
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1023
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1023
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$959
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1023
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1029
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1016
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1043
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1030
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1035
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1071
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1064
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1083
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1020
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1086
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1055
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1141
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1002
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1038
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$908
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1068