Detroit vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Detroit	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$1144	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$1987	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$4372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	94
😀 Quality of life	87	78
🏙️ Population	639K	467K

The cost of living in Detroit is 23% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1839th and 604th ($2070 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 532nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Ranked 98th vs 279th best cities to live in the United States, and 319th vs 958th 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	$17.9	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.45	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2423	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.5	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1855	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.6	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.7	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1375	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16262	$19617

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1976
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1928
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1837
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1924
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1683
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1921
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1895
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1938
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1943
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2031
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1820
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1888
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1951
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1781
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1881
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1994
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1730
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1917
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$2031
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1961
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2007
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2156
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1958
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1857
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1702
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2324
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1791
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1622
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1665
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1961
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1600

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