Kyoto vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$6239
🏠 One person rent
$419
$1744
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$3093
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$4372
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
78
78
🏙️ Population
1.46M
467K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 59% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5014th and 604th ($1100 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Kyoto ranked 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 867th and 958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Long Beach

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Kyoto Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$7.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$19617

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010

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