Boston vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$6397
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$1879
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$3145
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$664
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$4411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
676K
467K

The cost of living in Boston is 28% more expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 27th and 327th ($3652 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 273rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Ranked 12th vs 271st best cities to live in the United States, and 71st vs 982nd 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
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$7.12
 Cappuccino
$5.6
$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$34.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$19997

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

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