Columbus vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$6051
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$1825
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$3146
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$4933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
94
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
906K
467K

The cost of living in Columbus is 16% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1248th and 464th ($2252 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 406th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.8 months in Long Beach. Ranked 65th vs 181st best cities to live in the United States, and 242nd vs 769th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Long Beach

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Columbus Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$6.81
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$21877

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Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2817
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2845
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2938
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2570
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2866
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2633
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2569
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2834
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2761
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3603
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2612
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3054
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2354
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3112
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2708
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2861
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2604
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2685
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3087
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2652
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2682
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2673
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2831
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2673
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2959
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2675
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2614