Los Angeles vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1009
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$2407
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	99	70
😀 Quality of life	93	73
🏙️ Population	3.9M	518K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 217% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 80th and 5444th ($3196 vs $1009) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 511th 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 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Utsunomiya ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 58th and 1535th 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	$21.7	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$96.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$4788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$2991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$15244

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1016
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1009
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1016
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1074
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1044
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1077
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1049
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1047
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1052
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1099
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1080
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1116
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1057
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1046
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1088
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1073
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1190
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1126
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1092
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1068
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1075
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1108
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1322
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1099
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1248
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1084
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1069
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1187
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1042
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1125
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1059