Arlington vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$4933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	94
😀 Quality of life	74	77
🏙️ Population	394K	467K

The cost of living in Arlington is 30% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 2251st and 464th ($1869 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 406th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1.8 months in Long Beach. Ranked 339th vs 181st best cities to live in the United States, and 1283rd vs 769th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Long Beach

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	Arlington	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$21877

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

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