Austin vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$6355
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$3177
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$4536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	94
😀 Quality of life	90	76
🏙️ Population	962K	467K

The cost of living in Austin is 11% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 858th and 379th ($2455 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 339th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Ranked 30th vs 231st best cities to live in the United States, and 142nd vs 949th 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	$17.5	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$6.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$27134

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683