Long Beach vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Long Beach	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2683	$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$2645
🏠 One person rent	$1744	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$3093	$879
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4372	$2019
😷 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 144% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 604th and 5016th ($2683 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd and 72nd 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 1.8 months in Sakai. Long Beach ranked 279th best city to live in the United States vs Sakai ranked 19th in Japan, while ranked 958th and 663rd 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	$19.1	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.8	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.82	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2788	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7147	$4966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6897	$2234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.51	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.94	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19617	$12933

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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 Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1020
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1026
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1035
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1003
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1038
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$996
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1006
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1254
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1046
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1033
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$972
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$983
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$987
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1010
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$965
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$974
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1034
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1039
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$953
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$980
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$982
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$964
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$950
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$975
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$972
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1010
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$982
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$981
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$988