Austin vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$4933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	94
😀 Quality of life	91	77
🏙️ Population	962K	467K

The cost of living in Austin is 8% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 812th and 464th ($2473 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 406th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.8 months in Long Beach. Ranked 20th vs 181st best cities to live in the United States, and 116th vs 769th 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	$16.8	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$21877

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

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