Long Beach vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Long Beach	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2732	$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6311	$2704
🏠 One person rent	$1782	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$3096	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4305	$2113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	78	80
🏙️ Population	467K	824K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 142% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 524th and 4967th ($2732 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 70th 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 1.9 months in Sakai. Long Beach ranked 282nd best city to live in the United States vs Sakai ranked 17th in Japan, while ranked 992nd and 701st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Sakai

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	Long Beach	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.1	$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1544	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3153	$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2806	$690
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$83.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7165	$4437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$2255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.66	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.99	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.4	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1666	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22757	$13407

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1041
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1036
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1037
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1047
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1029
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1071
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1025
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1029
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1274
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1049
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1040
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$996
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1005
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1031
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1057
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$994
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$999
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1162
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1044
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$981
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1004
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1016
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$979
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1046
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$996
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1041
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1037
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1008
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1029