Los Angeles vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1336
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$3311
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$997
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$401
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$2542
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	99	96
😀 Quality of life	94	97
🏙️ Population	3.9M	3.76M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 152% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 65th and 4404th ($3361 vs $1336) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 17th 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 1.9 months in Yokohama. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 74th and 15th 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	$22.6	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$1167
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$6388
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$42.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$18032

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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 Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1071
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1051
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1076
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1017
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1054
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$959
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1049
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$958
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$935
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$968
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1067
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1113
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1058
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1068
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1040
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1021
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1125
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1698
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$971
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1088
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$971
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1066
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1029
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1085
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1068
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1073