Beijing vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$5993
🏠 One person rent	$605	$1801
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$3159
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$584
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$5087
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	78	77
🏙️ Population	21.9M	467K

The cost of living in Beijing is 60% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 4887th and 440th ($1065 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 394th 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 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.9 months in Long Beach. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Long Beach ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 583rd and 720th 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	$3.9	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$6.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$18490

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652