Austin vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$6311
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$1782
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$3096
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$654
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$4305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	94
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	962K	467K

The cost of living in Austin is 11% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 985th and 524th ($2444 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 453rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Ranked 54th vs 282nd best cities to live in the United States, and 217th vs 992nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Long Beach

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	Austin	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$22757

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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