Long Beach vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6397
$5590
🏠 One person rent
$1879
$1286
🏘️ Family rent
$3145
$2187
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$4060
😷 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 24% more expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 327th and 1249th ($2851 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 273rd 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 1.5 months in Long Beach compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Long Beach ranked 271st best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 982nd 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
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.12
$8.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.7
$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1662
$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3174
$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2872
$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.6
$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7032
$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6937
$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.7
$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.2
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.07
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.93
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.3
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$72
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1674
$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19997
$22799

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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 Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1681
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1736
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1768
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1738
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1728
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1706
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1674
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1725
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2058
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1464
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1362
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1813
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1662
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1718
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1753
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1786
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1667
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1660
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2019
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1771
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1678
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2127
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1364
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1568
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1580
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2117
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1599
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1747
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2292
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1888
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2640
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2181
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1839
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1911
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1184
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988