Long Beach vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Long Beach	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6397	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$1879	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$3145	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	78	82
🏙️ Population	467K	726K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 179% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 327th and 5415th ($2851 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 273rd and 340th 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 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Long Beach ranked 271st best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 982nd and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Sagamihara

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	Long Beach	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.12	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.7	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1662	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3174	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2872	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7032	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6937	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.2	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.07	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.93	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.3	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1674	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19997	$10783

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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 Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076