Long Beach vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Long Beach	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2681	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6051	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$1825	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$3146	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4933	$5275
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	77	94
🏙️ Population	467K	3.9M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 16% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 464th and 72nd ($2681 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 59th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 181st vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 769th vs 47th 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	$16.3	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.81	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1953	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1605	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7038	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.65	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1485	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21877	$28613

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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

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754