Long Beach vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Long Beach	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$2380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6397	$5756
🏠 One person rent	$1879	$1413
🏘️ Family rent	$3145	$2434
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$698
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$4476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	84
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	467K	430K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 20% more expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 327th and 1095th ($2851 vs $2380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 273rd and 963rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Long Beach compared to 1.9 months in Minneapolis. Ranked 271st vs 62nd best cities to live in the United States, and 982nd vs 215th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Minneapolis

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	Long Beach	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.12	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.7	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1662	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3174	$2639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2872	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7032	$3686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6937	$2479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$74.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.2	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$7.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$4.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$8.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.07	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.93	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.3	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1674	$1787
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19997	$26604

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Cities near Long Beach

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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678