Long Beach vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2683
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6239
$5332
🏠 One person rent
$1744
$1292
🏘️ Family rent
$3093
$2231
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$695
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4372
$4054
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
85
😀 Quality of life
78
88
🏙️ Population
467K
384K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 20% more expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 604th and 1402nd ($2683 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd and 1171st 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 New Orleans. Ranked 279th vs 85th best cities to live in the United States, and 958th vs 290th 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
$19.1
$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.8
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$5.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.82
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.47
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1515
$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3208
$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2788
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7147
$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6897
$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.51
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.94
$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$53
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1650
$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19617
$10142

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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 New Orleans

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2135
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$2066
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1781
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1937
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1752
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1791
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$2159
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2071
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2049
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1794
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1898
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2094
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1713
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1797
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1959
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1801
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1702
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1593
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1934
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1806
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1794
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2087
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2286
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1922
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2046
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1800
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2073
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$1983
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2073
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2244
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1746
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1917
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1977
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$2035
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1612
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1978
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1895
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1855
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1621
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$1940