Long Beach vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Long Beach	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6397	$2696
🏠 One person rent	$1879	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$3145	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$2108
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	78	82
🏙️ Population	467K	824K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 156% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 327th and 4919th ($2851 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 273rd and 67th 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 1.9 months in Sakai. Long Beach ranked 271st best city to live in the United States vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 982nd and 639th 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	$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.12	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.7	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1662	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3174	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2872	$674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$80.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7032	$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6937	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.2	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.07	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.93	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.3	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1674	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19997	$13511

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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 Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1045
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1053
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1062
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1044
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1237
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1064
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1055
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1010
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1025
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1012
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1277
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$992
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1024
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1033
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1015
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1055
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1025
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046