Boston vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$6311
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$1782
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$3096
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$654
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$4305
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
676K
467K

The cost of living in Boston is 33% more expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 30th and 524th ($3638 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 453rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Ranked 16th vs 282nd best cities to live in the United States, and 94th vs 992nd 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
$21.5
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$7
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$29.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$22757

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3078
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3718
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2695
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3051
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2835
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2688
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2892
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3744
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2820
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3193
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2698
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3227
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2827
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3057
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2930
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2810
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2803
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3199
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2847
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2879
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2850
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3020
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2815
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3055
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2769
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3059