Detroit vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$5993
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$1801
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$3159
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$584
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$5087
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
94
😀 Quality of life
89
77
🏙️ Population
639K
467K

The cost of living in Detroit is 26% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1843rd and 440th ($1979 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 394th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.9 months in Long Beach. Ranked 38th vs 152nd best cities to live in the United States, and 172nd vs 720th 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
$14.1
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$6.58
 Cappuccino
$4.84
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$18490

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Cities near Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2780
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2895
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2872
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2637
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2935
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2676
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2375
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2800
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2729
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3760
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2650
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3148
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2442
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3124
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2661
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2987
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2788
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2638
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2638
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$2886
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2777
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2717
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2886
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2665
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2867
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2652