Austin vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$4372
😷 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 8% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 932nd and 604th ($2475 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th and 532nd 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 46th vs 279th best cities to live in the United States, and 192nd vs 958th 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	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$19617

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

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