Long Beach vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2661
$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5993
$5144
🏠 One person rent
$1801
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$3159
$2206
🍽️ Food expenses
$584
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5087
$3605
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
86
😀 Quality of life
77
87
🏙️ Population
467K
384K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 26% more expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 440th and 1525th ($2661 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 394th and 1352nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Long Beach compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Ranked 152nd vs 49th best cities to live in the United States, and 720th vs 216th 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
$16.5
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$79.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.58
$4.86
 Cappuccino
$4.87
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1874
$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1558
$930
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3303
$2642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2822
$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6502
$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7284
$2150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.3
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$4.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.63
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.18
$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1199
$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18490
$10224

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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 New Orleans

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2054
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$1975
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1801
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1887
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1864
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1539
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$1967
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2039
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2040
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1726
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1784
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2043
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1930
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1791
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1921
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1740
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1634
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1938
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1992
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1739
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1741
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2083
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2242
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1944
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2023
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1767
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2057
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2044
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2079
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2058
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1941
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1915
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1975
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$2027
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1649
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1764
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1879
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1791
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1694
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$2030