Long Beach vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Long Beach	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2681	$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6051	$2649
🏠 One person rent	$1825	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$3146	$672
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$391
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4933	$1508
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	68
😀 Quality of life	77	68
🏙️ Population	467K	720K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 174% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 464th and 5836th ($2681 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 769th 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 1.5 months in Okayama. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Okayama ranked 460th in Japan, while ranked 769th and 3256th 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	$16.3	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.81	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1953	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1605	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7038	$7645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$4354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74	$56.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.65	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$49.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1485	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21877	$14206

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1103
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$997
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$984
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$1025
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$995
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$983
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$975
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$961
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$985
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$962
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$987
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$960
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$958
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$993
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1075
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$1044
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$953
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$993
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$1022
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1088
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$987
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$1002
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$1049
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1010
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1231
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1017
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$954
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1103
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1085
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1205
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1145
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$960
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1212
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1432
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1607
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1582