Beijing vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$6397
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1879
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$3145
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	73	78
🏙️ Population	21.9M	467K

The cost of living in Beijing is 64% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5355th and 327th ($1029 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 273rd 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 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 2546th and 982nd 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	$4.24	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$7.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$19997

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

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