London vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$4933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	99	77
🏙️ Population	8.8M	467K

The cost of living in London is 28% more expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 37th and 464th ($3427 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 406th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in London compared to 1.8 months in Long Beach. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 2nd and 769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Long Beach

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	London	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$21877

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614