Los Angeles vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$3386
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$617
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$1249
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$371
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$2495
😷 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 138% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 72nd and 4092nd ($3165 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 9th 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.9 months in Yokohama. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 34th and 7th 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	$22.5	$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$1015
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$5530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$2908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$65.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$13431

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

Cities near Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1101
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1009
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1068
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1060
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1166
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1102
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$1130
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1136
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1127
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$1075
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$1167
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1099
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1112
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$1110
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$1267
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1069
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1115
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1064
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1064
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1064
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1041
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1020
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1117
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1556
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$1126
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1091
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1054
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1091
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1067
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1074
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1105
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1042
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1045
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1062
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1057
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1056