Long Beach vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Long Beach	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6397	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$1879	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$3145	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$4549
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	78	94
🏙️ Population	467K	3.9M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 15% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 327th and 65th ($2851 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 273rd and 51st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Long Beach compared to 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 271st vs 14th best cities to live in the United States, and 982nd vs 74th 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	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.12	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$5.7	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1662	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3174	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2872	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7032	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6937	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.2	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.07	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.93	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.3	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1674	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19997	$26874

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927