Long Beach vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Long Beach	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2764	$2413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6355	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$1527
🏘️ Family rent	$3177	$2684
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4536	$4154
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	94	67
😀 Quality of life	76	73
🏙️ Population	467K	504K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 15% more expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 379th and 933rd ($2764 vs $2413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 339th and 854th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 1.7 months in Mesa. Ranked 231st vs 422nd best cities to live in the United States, and 949th vs 1561st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Mesa

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	Long Beach	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$74.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2014	$1564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1593	$1217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$2503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2898	$2321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7095	$2947
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7019	$3478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$4.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$9.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$9.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.58	$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$4.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1510	$1121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27134	$12523

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683

Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913