Boston vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$6239
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$1744
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$3093
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$4372
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
676K
467K

The cost of living in Boston is 37% more expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 27th and 604th ($3680 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 532nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Ranked 20th vs 279th best cities to live in the United States, and 105th vs 958th 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
$24.8
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$7.35
 Cappuccino
$5.38
$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$19617

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

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