Long Beach vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2661
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5993
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1801
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$3159
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$584
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5087
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
90
😀 Quality of life
77
66
🏙️ Population
467K
9.21M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 107% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 440th and 4206th ($2661 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 394th and 8th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Long Beach compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Long Beach ranked 152nd best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 720th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Mexico City

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Long Beach Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.58
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$4.87
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1874
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1558
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3303
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2822
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6502
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7284
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.3
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.63
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.18
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1199
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18490
$10204

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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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881