Long Beach vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Long Beach	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2764	$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6355	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$349
🏘️ Family rent	$3177	$642
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4536	$1425
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	69
😀 Quality of life	76	68
🏙️ Population	467K	720K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 193% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 379th and 5814th ($2764 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 339th and 703rd 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 1.5 months in Okayama. Long Beach ranked 231st best city to live in the United States vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 949th and 3179th 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	$16.2	$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2014	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1593	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2898	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7095	$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7019	$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.58	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1510	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27134	$16248

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$967
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$949
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$952
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$932
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$946
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$943
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$917
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$919
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$946
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$991
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$911
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$948
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1057
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$949
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$978
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$964
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1187
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1064
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$964
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$882
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1042
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1165
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$990
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1100
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$885
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1181
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1383
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1573
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1545