Detroit vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Detroit	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2032	$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4925	$6311
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$1782
🏘️ Family rent	$1878	$3096
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$654
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$4305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	94
😀 Quality of life	88	78
🏙️ Population	639K	467K

The cost of living in Detroit is 26% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1947th and 524th ($2032 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th and 453rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Ranked 95th vs 282nd best cities to live in the United States, and 318th vs 992nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Long Beach

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	Detroit	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.88	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$820	$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2296	$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1188	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.34	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.46	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.2	$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1360	$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19339	$22757

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1993
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1939
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1758
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1909
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1969
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1820
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1943
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1907
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1946
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1926
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2030
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1905
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1941
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1876
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1926
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1968
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1837
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1920
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1972
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1944
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2004
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2181
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1940
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1796
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1913
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1701
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2285
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1843
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1624
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1635
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1957
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1619

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