Kobe vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$6239
🏠 One person rent
$519
$1744
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$3093
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1748
$4372
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
94
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
1.52M
467K

The cost of living in Kobe is 56% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 4788th and 604th ($1185 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 532nd 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 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Kobe ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 40th and 958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Long Beach

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Kobe Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.42
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$7.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4306
$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2819
$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.76
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10496
$19617

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038

Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2893
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3115
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3737
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2739
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3076
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2880
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2694
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2989
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3771
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2867
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3243
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2766
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3238
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2875
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3139
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2987
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2866
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2798
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2840
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2945
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3251
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2868
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3295
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2945
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2888
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3066
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2826
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2818
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2835
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3090
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2826
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3164