Long Beach vs Matsuyama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Long Beach	Matsuyama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2764	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6355	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$399
🏘️ Family rent	$3177	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$381
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4536	$2005
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	52
😀 Quality of life	76	67
🏙️ Population	467K	507K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 180% more expensive than in Matsuyama. Cities ranked 379th and 5575th ($2764 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 339th and 587th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 2 months in Matsuyama. Long Beach ranked 231st best city to live in the United States vs Matsuyama ranked 549th in Japan, while ranked 949th and 3600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Matsuyama

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	Long Beach	Matsuyama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2014	$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1593	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2898	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$86.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	1.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7095	$3897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7019	$2116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$47.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$25.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.58	$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$9.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1510	$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27134	$11046

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683

Cities near Matsuyama

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Masaki	$927
9.7 km or 6 mi	Tobe	$934
10 km or 6.4 mi	Iyo	$928
11 km or 6.7 mi	Toon	$937
34 km or 21 mi	Imabari	$934
39 km or 25 mi	Saijo	$951
42 km or 26 mi	Ozu	$934
50 km or 31 mi	Kure	$886
50 km or 31 mi	Niihama	$952
52 km or 32 mi	Yawatahama	$931
53 km or 33 mi	Etajima	$865
57 km or 36 mi	Seiyo	$938
58 km or 36 mi	Takehara	$903
58 km or 36 mi	Kumano	$859
63 km or 39 mi	Iwakuni	$881
63 km or 39 mi	Yanai	$890
64 km or 40 mi	Kaita	$854
65 km or 40 mi	Higashihiroshima	$901
67 km or 42 mi	Otake	$874
68 km or 42 mi	Hiroshima	$878
68 km or 42 mi	Susaki	$980
69 km or 43 mi	Ino	$979
70 km or 43 mi	Hatsukaichi	$857
70 km or 44 mi	Uwajima	$944
72 km or 44 mi	Tosa	$985
73 km or 45 mi	Mihara	$906
74 km or 46 mi	Shikokuchuo	$973
76 km or 47 mi	Onomichi	$885
77 km or 48 mi	Kochi	$1031
77 km or 48 mi	Hikari	$887
85 km or 53 mi	Kudamatsu	$876
86 km or 53 mi	Nankoku	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Kami	$1011
89 km or 55 mi	Kan'onji	$964
91 km or 57 mi	Fukuyama	$883
91 km or 57 mi	Konan	$1013
92 km or 57 mi	Shunan	$866
92 km or 57 mi	Fuchu	$882
93 km or 57 mi	Mitoyo	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Akitakata	$897