Long Beach vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6397
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$1879
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$3145
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$2574
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
78
99
🏙️ Population
467K
14.3M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 68% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 327th and 3130th ($2851 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 273rd and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Long Beach ranked 271st best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 982nd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Tokyo

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Long Beach Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.12
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.7
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1662
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3174
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2872
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.6
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7032
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6937
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.7
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.2
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.07
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.93
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.3
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.8
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1674
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19997
$14795

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1125
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$961
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1113
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$945
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$972
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1354
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1088
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1066
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1002
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$997
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1041
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1024
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$975
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1050
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1078
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1073
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$961