Long Beach vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Long Beach	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2732	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6311	$2405
🏠 One person rent	$1782	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$3096	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4305	$1414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	70
😀 Quality of life	78	75
🏙️ Population	467K	720K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 200% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 524th and 6268th ($2732 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 798th 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 1.6 months in Okayama. Long Beach ranked 282nd best city to live in the United States vs Okayama ranked 112th in Japan, while ranked 992nd and 1654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Okayama

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	Long Beach	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.1	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1544	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3153	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2806	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7165	$6821
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$30.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.66	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.99	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.4	$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1666	$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22757	$12437

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$920
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1080
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$958
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$929
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$959
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$959
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$941
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$934
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1024
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$907
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1011
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$906
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1128
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1188
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1069
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1001
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$982
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1153
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1024
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$944
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$970
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$913
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$939
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$948
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1011
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1302
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$957
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1006
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$898
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$954
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1313
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1066
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1253
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$932
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1453
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1562
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1554