Kawasaki vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kawasaki	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1187	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$483	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$1130	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$404	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2645	$4933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	94
😀 Quality of life	82	77
🏙️ Population	1.54M	467K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 56% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 4637th and 464th ($1187 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 406th 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 2.2 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.8 months in Long Beach. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 452nd and 769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Long Beach

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	Kawasaki	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.27	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.59	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.83	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$286	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1195	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$861	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6674	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3436	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.4	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.06	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.5	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.4	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13952	$21877

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1385
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1641
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1124
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1071
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1070
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1090
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1086
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1082
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1121
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1079
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1057
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$976
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1106
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$982
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1070
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1084
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1115
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1085
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1081
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$942
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1079
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1153
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1059
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1060
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1095
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$983
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1145
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1102

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614