Long Beach vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Long Beach	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2681	$1174
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6051	$2905
🏠 One person rent	$1825	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$3146	$1020
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4933	$2545
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	96
😀 Quality of life	77	80
🏙️ Population	467K	824K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 128% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 464th and 4661st ($2681 vs $1174) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 58th 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 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 769th and 519th 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	$16.3	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.81	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1953	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1605	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$82.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7038	$3851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$2898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74	$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.65	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1485	$69.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21877	$5592

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1067
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1071
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1086
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1065
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1094
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1067
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1212
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1094
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1080
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1030
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1043
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1034
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1087
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1362
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1048
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1084
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1169
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1037
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1052