Himeji vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Himeji	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2608	$6397
🏠 One person rent	$373	$1879
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$3145
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1900	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	60	94
😀 Quality of life	74	78
🏙️ Population	528K	467K

The cost of living in Himeji is 64% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5348th and 327th ($1029 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 291st and 273rd in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Himeji compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Himeji ranked 217th best city to live in Japan vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 2106th and 982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Long Beach

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	Himeji	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.52	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$7.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.12	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$390	$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.3	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5625	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3176	$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.7	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.67	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.7	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$460	$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10839	$19997

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Cities near Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$972
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$989
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$977
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$998
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$990
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1030
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1035
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$1019
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$987
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$1000
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1037
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$1020
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$1020
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1152
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$980
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$1157
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1106
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$1036
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$1017
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$975
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$1158
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$945
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$1030
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1033
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$1005
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1219
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$931
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$1043
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$995
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1055
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$1031
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$1046
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$964
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$1304
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$1068

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821