Long Beach vs Matsuyama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Long Beach	Matsuyama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2681	$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6051	$2735
🏠 One person rent	$1825	$440
🏘️ Family rent	$3146	$830
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4933	$1951
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	52
😀 Quality of life	77	66
🏙️ Population	467K	507K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 152% more expensive than in Matsuyama. Cities ranked 464th and 5176th ($2681 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 324th 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 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 1.8 months in Matsuyama. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Matsuyama ranked 602nd in Japan, while ranked 769th and 3870th 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	$16.3	$7.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.81	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1953	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1605	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	1.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7038	$6364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$3663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74	$54.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.65	$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$10.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1485	$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21877	$10764

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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

Cities near Matsuyama

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Masaki	$993
9.7 km or 6 mi	Tobe	$997
10 km or 6.4 mi	Iyo	$996
11 km or 6.7 mi	Toon	$999
34 km or 21 mi	Imabari	$999
39 km or 25 mi	Saijo	$1018
42 km or 26 mi	Ozu	$997
50 km or 31 mi	Kure	$981
50 km or 31 mi	Niihama	$1021
52 km or 32 mi	Yawatahama	$995
53 km or 33 mi	Etajima	$970
57 km or 36 mi	Seiyo	$998
58 km or 36 mi	Takehara	$978
58 km or 36 mi	Kumano	$944
63 km or 39 mi	Iwakuni	$1040
63 km or 39 mi	Yanai	$988
64 km or 40 mi	Kaita	$936
65 km or 40 mi	Higashihiroshima	$986
67 km or 42 mi	Otake	$1017
68 km or 42 mi	Hiroshima	$1003
68 km or 42 mi	Susaki	$1063
69 km or 43 mi	Ino	$1086
70 km or 43 mi	Hatsukaichi	$954
70 km or 44 mi	Uwajima	$1002
72 km or 44 mi	Tosa	$1085
73 km or 45 mi	Mihara	$975
74 km or 46 mi	Shikokuchuo	$1037
76 km or 47 mi	Onomichi	$960
77 km or 48 mi	Kochi	$1163
77 km or 48 mi	Hikari	$968
85 km or 53 mi	Kudamatsu	$952
86 km or 53 mi	Nankoku	$1106
89 km or 55 mi	Kami	$1102
89 km or 55 mi	Kan'onji	$1017
91 km or 57 mi	Fukuyama	$987
91 km or 57 mi	Konan	$1105
92 km or 57 mi	Shunan	$942
92 km or 57 mi	Fuchu	$954
93 km or 57 mi	Mitoyo	$1010
93 km or 58 mi	Akitakata	$974