Boston vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$5993
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$1801
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$3159
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$584
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$5087
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
676K
467K

The cost of living in Boston is 26% more expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 35th and 440th ($3345 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 394th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.9 months in Long Beach. Ranked 10th vs 152nd best cities to live in the United States, and 83rd vs 720th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Long Beach

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Boston Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$6.58
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$18490

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

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