Los Angeles vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$1385
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$3419
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$623
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1118
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$2652
😷 Air quality	Excellent	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 130% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 72nd and 4132nd ($3187 vs $1385) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.9 months in Yokohama. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 47th and 10th 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	$21.6	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$452
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$1300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$90.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$6813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$3020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$5.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$40.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$12546

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1079
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$976
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1153
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1070
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$982
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$942
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$1003
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$983
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1085
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1124
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1071
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1082
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1081
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1057
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1060
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1133
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1641
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1069
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1086
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1106
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$1001
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1084
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1079
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1121
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1034
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1102
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1096
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1092