Long Beach vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Long Beach	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2732	$2384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6311	$5758
🏠 One person rent	$1782	$1405
🏘️ Family rent	$3096	$2471
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$702
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4305	$4498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	86
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	467K	430K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 15% more expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 524th and 1119th ($2732 vs $2384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 959th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 1.9 months in Minneapolis. Ranked 282nd vs 71st best cities to live in the United States, and 992nd vs 263rd 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	$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.1	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$1609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1544	$1141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3153	$2803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2806	$2106
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7165	$3392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$2176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$85.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$6.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$6.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$8.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.66	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.99	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.4	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1666	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22757	$26188

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582