Long Beach vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2732
$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6311
$6197
🏠 One person rent
$1782
$1388
🏘️ Family rent
$3096
$2468
🍽️ Food expenses
$654
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4305
$4328
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
78
100
🏙️ Population
467K
5.35M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 9% more expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 524th and 893rd ($2732 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 4th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Long Beach ranked 282nd best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 992nd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Melbourne

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Long Beach Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.1
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$9.06
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1544
$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3153
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2806
$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7165
$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6988
$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.66
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.4
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1666
$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22757
$26129

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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 Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172