Houston vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$6355
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$3177
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$4536
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	91	76
🏙️ Population	2.3M	467K

The cost of living in Houston is 18% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1229th and 379th ($2265 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 339th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Ranked 14th vs 231st best cities to live in the United States, and 97th vs 949th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Long Beach

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	Houston	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$6.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$27134

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Long Beach

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
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$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