Los Angeles vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$2066
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	99	70
😀 Quality of life	94	75
🏙️ Population	3.9M	518K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 219% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 65th and 5190th ($3361 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 187th 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 months in Utsunomiya. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Utsunomiya ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 74th and 2064th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Utsunomiya

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	Los Angeles	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$14928

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$990
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$974
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$989
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$944
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$988
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$952
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$900
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1003
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$963
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$973
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1017
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$985
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1003
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$994
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1006
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$997
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1094
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1033
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1020
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1072
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1230
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1015
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$996
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$998
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1099
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$993
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1001
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1004