Los Angeles vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$3289
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1023
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$2647
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	99	96
😀 Quality of life	93	97
🏙️ Population	3.9M	3.76M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 139% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 80th and 4098th ($3196 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 18th 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 months in Yokohama. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 58th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Yokohama

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	Los Angeles	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3
🥤 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	$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$6501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$2873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$5.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$13410

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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 Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1012
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1028
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1039
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1045
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$1023
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$908
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$948
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1138
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1065
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1150
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$969
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1122
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$993
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1103
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1060
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1009
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1116
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1099
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1109