Los Angeles vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$4119
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$813
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1422
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$448
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$2429
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	99	100
😀 Quality of life	93	96
🏙️ Population	3.9M	14.3M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 104% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 62nd and 3273rd ($3420 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Tokyo. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 50th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Tokyo

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	Los Angeles	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$3.71
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$17493

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1144
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$985
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1128
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1068
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1087
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1199
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1070
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1064
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1004
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1358
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1080
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1105
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1055
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1101
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1037
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1033
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1038
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1009
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1047
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1006