Long Beach vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Long Beach	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2764	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6355	$2673
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$3177	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4536	$2397
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	94	94
😀 Quality of life	76	80
🏙️ Population	467K	726K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 165% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 379th and 5219th ($2764 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 339th and 381st 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 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Long Beach ranked 231st best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 949th and 550th 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	$16.2	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2014	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1593	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2898	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7095	$5483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7019	$3092
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$6.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.58	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$53.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1510	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27134	$16298

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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 Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$993
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1091
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$1023
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1065
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1116
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1305
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1039
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$908
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1084
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$948
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1122
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$960
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1129
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1138
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1123
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1103
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1107
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1106
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1064
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1136
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1101
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143