Long Beach vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Long Beach	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2661	$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5993	$7625
🏠 One person rent	$1801	$2019
🏘️ Family rent	$3159	$3688
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$715
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5087	$6398
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ 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 440th and 72nd ($2661 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 394th and 60th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Long Beach compared to 2 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 152nd vs 5th best cities to live in the United States, and 720th vs 34th 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	$16.5	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.9	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.58	$8.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1874	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3303	$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6502	$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7284	$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.63	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1199	$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18490	$31623

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862