Long Beach vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2683
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6239
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$1744
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$3093
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4372
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
78
96
🏙️ Population
467K
14.3M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 60% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 604th and 3273rd ($2683 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd 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 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Long Beach ranked 279th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 958th and 9th 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
$19.1
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.8
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5.82
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.47
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1515
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3208
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2788
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7147
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6897
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.51
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.94
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1650
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19617
$17493

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006