Long Beach vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Long Beach	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2683	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$2922
🏠 One person rent	$1744	$641
🏘️ Family rent	$3093	$1053
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4372	$1929
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	96
😀 Quality of life	78	95
🏙️ Population	467K	2.75M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 114% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 604th and 4633rd ($2683 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd and 23rd 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 Osaka. Long Beach ranked 279th best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 958th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Osaka

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	Long Beach	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$6.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.8	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.82	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$1237
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2788	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7147	$5334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6897	$2060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$5.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.51	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.94	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19617	$12931

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1063
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1010
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$975
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$987
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1038
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$964
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1010
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1026
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$982
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1099
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$986
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$988
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$982
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$996
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$996
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1003
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$950
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1012
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$986
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$946
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1020
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$946
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$972
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$965
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$953
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$974
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$983
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$991
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$958