Columbus vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$6239
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$1744
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$3093
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$4372
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
906K
467K

The cost of living in Columbus is 20% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1634th and 604th ($2140 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 532nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Ranked 73rd vs 279th best cities to live in the United States, and 266th vs 958th 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
$20.9
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$7.35
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$19617

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Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

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