Beijing vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$648	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$4372
😷 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 59% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 4987th and 604th ($1108 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 532nd 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 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 2361st and 958th 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	$4.47	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$19617

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164