Long Beach vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Long Beach	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2732	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6311	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$1782	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$3096	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4305	$4258
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	78	93
🏙️ Population	467K	3.9M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 19% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 524th and 72nd ($2732 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 52nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 282nd vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 992nd vs 55th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Los Angeles

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	Long Beach	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.1	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1544	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3153	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2806	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7165	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.66	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.99	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.4	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1666	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22757	$28004

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974