Long Beach vs Matsuyama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Long Beach	Matsuyama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2683	$950
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1744	$372
🏘️ Family rent	$3093	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4372	$1764
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	52
😀 Quality of life	78	75
🏙️ Population	467K	507K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 182% more expensive than in Matsuyama. Cities ranked 604th and 5932nd ($2683 vs $950) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd and 571st 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 1.9 months in Matsuyama. Long Beach ranked 279th best city to live in the United States vs Matsuyama ranked 155th in Japan, while ranked 958th and 1698th 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	$19.1	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.8	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.82	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2788	$467
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7147	$3767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6897	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.51	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.94	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$8.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19617	$10162

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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

Cities near Matsuyama

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Masaki	$895
9.7 km or 6 mi	Tobe	$897
10 km or 6.4 mi	Iyo	$896
11 km or 6.7 mi	Toon	$902
34 km or 21 mi	Imabari	$907
39 km or 25 mi	Saijo	$925
42 km or 26 mi	Ozu	$901
50 km or 31 mi	Kure	$871
50 km or 31 mi	Niihama	$932
52 km or 32 mi	Yawatahama	$896
53 km or 33 mi	Etajima	$866
57 km or 36 mi	Seiyo	$898
58 km or 36 mi	Takehara	$887
58 km or 36 mi	Kumano	$840
63 km or 39 mi	Iwakuni	$943
63 km or 39 mi	Yanai	$916
64 km or 40 mi	Kaita	$827
65 km or 40 mi	Higashihiroshima	$882
67 km or 42 mi	Otake	$918
68 km or 42 mi	Hiroshima	$842
68 km or 42 mi	Susaki	$961
69 km or 43 mi	Ino	$971
70 km or 43 mi	Hatsukaichi	$847
70 km or 44 mi	Uwajima	$903
72 km or 44 mi	Tosa	$971
73 km or 45 mi	Mihara	$885
74 km or 46 mi	Shikokuchuo	$972
76 km or 47 mi	Onomichi	$884
77 km or 48 mi	Kochi	$1032
77 km or 48 mi	Hikari	$913
85 km or 53 mi	Kudamatsu	$918
86 km or 53 mi	Nankoku	$1003
89 km or 55 mi	Kami	$1011
89 km or 55 mi	Kan'onji	$974
91 km or 57 mi	Fukuyama	$860
91 km or 57 mi	Konan	$1012
92 km or 57 mi	Shunan	$932
92 km or 57 mi	Fuchu	$862
93 km or 57 mi	Mitoyo	$979
93 km or 58 mi	Akitakata	$881