Austin vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$6397
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$1879
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$3145
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	94
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	962K	467K

The cost of living in Austin is 15% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1002nd and 327th ($2416 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 273rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Ranked 44th vs 271st best cities to live in the United States, and 151st vs 982nd 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	$19.1	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$7.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$19997

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Long Beach

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