Long Beach vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Long Beach	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6397	$2393
🏠 One person rent	$1879	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$3145	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$1418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	69
😀 Quality of life	78	72
🏙️ Population	467K	720K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 210% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 327th and 6116th ($2851 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 273rd and 791st 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 1.5 months in Long Beach compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Long Beach ranked 271st best city to live in the United States vs Okayama ranked 404th in Japan, while ranked 982nd and 3262nd 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	$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.12	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.7	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1662	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3174	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2872	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$45.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7032	$6628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6937	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.2	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.07	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.93	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.3	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$47.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1674	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19997	$10787

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$931
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$945
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$975
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$980
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$958
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$956
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1038
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$920
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1026
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$924
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1138
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1199
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1077
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1021
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1000
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$975
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1158
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1037
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$964
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$990
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$927
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$951
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1029
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1304
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1024
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$916
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$972
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$987
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1317
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1077
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1260
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$954
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1457
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1584
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1558