Los Angeles vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$2646
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$1854
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	53
😀 Quality of life	94	69
🏙️ Population	3.9M	686K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 222% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 72nd and 5761st ($3187 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 722nd 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 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 47th and 2988th 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	$21.6	$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$3.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$21319

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$964
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$970
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$989
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$993
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1031
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$999
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$1001
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$1008
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1055
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$993
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1042
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1044
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1043
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1045
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1045
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1046
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$996
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1045
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1050
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1053
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1046
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1067
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1046
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1103
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1096
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1116
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1038
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1059
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1121
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1086
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1161
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1042
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1064
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$981
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1103