Long Beach vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2681
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6051
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$1825
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$3146
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4933
$4357
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
77
100
🏙️ Population
467K
5.03M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 12% more expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 464th and 923rd ($2681 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th 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 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 769th 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
$16.3
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.81
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.45
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1953
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1605
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7038
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6988
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.65
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.6
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1485
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21877
$21306

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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 Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913