Beijing vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$6355
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$3177
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$4536
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	75	76
🏙️ Population	21.9M	467K

The cost of living in Beijing is 63% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5387th and 379th ($1016 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 339th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Long Beach ranked 231st in the United States, while ranked 989th and 949th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Long Beach

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	Beijing	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$6.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$27134

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

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