Long Beach vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6397
$5259
🏠 One person rent
$1879
$1273
🏘️ Family rent
$3145
$2170
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$696
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$80.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$3848
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
85
😀 Quality of life
78
89
🏙️ Population
467K
384K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 28% more expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 327th and 1427th ($2851 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 273rd and 1227th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Long Beach compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Ranked 271st vs 79th best cities to live in the United States, and 982nd vs 252nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs New Orleans

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Long Beach New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.12
$5.48
 Cappuccino
$5.7
$5.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1662
$977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3174
$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2872
$1725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.6
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7032
$2405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6937
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.7
$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.2
$16.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$5.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$4.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.07
$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.93
$4.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$61.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.3
$140
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.8
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1674
$1571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19997
$10150

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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 New Orleans

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2121
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$2001
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1723
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$2036
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1755
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1613
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$2193
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2134
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2135
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1775
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1844
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2127
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1680
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1842
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1971
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1861
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1763
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1776
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1938
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1861
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1837
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2074
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2231
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1933
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2025
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1787
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2072
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2010
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2072
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2252
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$2009
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1975
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$2029
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$1957
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1586
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1830
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1881
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1804
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1592
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$1960