Long Beach vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Long Beach	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2683	$2434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$5848
🏠 One person rent	$1744	$1415
🏘️ Family rent	$3093	$2495
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4372	$4333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	86
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	467K	430K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 10% more expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 604th and 1017th ($2683 vs $2434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd and 876th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 1.8 months in Minneapolis. Ranked 279th vs 80th best cities to live in the United States, and 958th vs 283rd 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	$19.1	$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.8	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.82	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$2834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2788	$2128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$99.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7147	$3389
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6897	$2191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$7.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$6.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$6.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$8.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.51	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.94	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$1397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19617	$26236

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618