Los Angeles vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$803
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1741
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$2601
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	99	100
😀 Quality of life	94	99
🏙️ Population	3.9M	14.3M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 94% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 72nd and 3085th ($3187 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 47th 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	$21.6	$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$15495

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1133
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$980
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1124
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1077
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1000
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1038
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1052
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1033