London vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$4372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	97	78
🏙️ Population	8.8M	467K

The cost of living in London is 37% more expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 28th and 604th ($3662 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.3 months in London compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 4th and 958th 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	$22.6	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$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	$2743	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$19617

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

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