Los Angeles vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$4239
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$789
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1714
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$2474
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	99	100
😀 Quality of life	93	99
🏙️ Population	3.9M	14.3M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 99% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 80th and 3019th ($3196 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 58th and 3rd 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	$21.7	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$15235

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1150
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1138
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$1033
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1107
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1103
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1104
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1099
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1122
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1196
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1124
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1164
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1071
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1101