Dortmund vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4167
$6355
🏠 One person rent
$789
$1831
🏘️ Family rent
$1623
$3177
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$629
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2702
$4536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
94
😀 Quality of life
91
76
🏙️ Population
595K
467K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 43% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 3100th and 379th ($1585 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 177th and 339th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dortmund compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Dortmund ranked 21st best city to live in Germany vs Long Beach ranked 231st in the United States, while ranked 114th and 949th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$6.61
 Cappuccino
$3.33
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1252
$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$327
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2829
$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2209
$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.7
$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$34.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.28
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26045
$27134

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1413
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1457
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1459
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1489
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1455
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1451
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1422
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1440
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1437
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1448
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1456
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1446
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1154
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1377
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1444
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1358
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1438
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1431
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1309
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1461
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1435
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1445
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1408
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1443
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1422
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1465
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1233
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1428
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1434

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2983
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3068
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2716
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3022
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2788
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2662
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2899
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2817
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3640
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2786
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3162
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2735
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3238
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2781
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3104
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2905
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2768
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2780
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3162
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2887
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2803
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3014
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$2750
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2789
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3036
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2739
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2683