Long Beach vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Long Beach	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2683	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1744	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$3093	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4372	$4482
😷 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 22% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 604th and 62nd ($2683 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd and 47th 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 279th vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 958th vs 50th 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	$19.1	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.8	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.82	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2788	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7147	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6897	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.51	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.94	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19617	$23685

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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

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000