Kobe vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$6051
🏠 One person rent
$481
$1825
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$3146
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$4933
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
94
😀 Quality of life
78
77
🏙️ Population
1.52M
467K

The cost of living in Kobe is 58% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 4855th and 464th ($1119 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st 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 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 1.8 months in Long Beach. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 631st and 769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$6.81
 Cappuccino
$3.04
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$21877

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094

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