Long Beach vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Long Beach	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2732	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6311	$2600
🏠 One person rent	$1782	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$3096	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4305	$2075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	94	71
😀 Quality of life	78	74
🏙️ Population	467K	518K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 164% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 524th and 5404th ($2732 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 311th 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 2 months in Utsunomiya. Long Beach ranked 282nd best city to live in the United States vs Utsunomiya ranked 210th in Japan, while ranked 992nd and 2386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Utsunomiya

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	Long Beach	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.1	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1544	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3153	$652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2806	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$88.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7165	$4490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$2962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.66	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.99	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.4	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1666	$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22757	$16539

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$999
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$991
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1001
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$968
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1010
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1010
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$922
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$990
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1005
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1022
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1036
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1026
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1065
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1037
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1024
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1043
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1037
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1050
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1023
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1130
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1068
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1047
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1047
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1106
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1072
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1261
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1055
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1202
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1033
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1029
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1143
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1047