Long Beach vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2681
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6051
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$1825
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$3146
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4933
$5777
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
77
97
🏙️ Population
467K
8.8M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 34% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 464th and 5th ($2681 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 3rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Ranked 181st vs 2nd best cities to live in the United States, and 769th vs 13th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs New York City

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Long Beach New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.81
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.45
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1953
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1605
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7038
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6988
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.65
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.6
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1485
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21877
$20585

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2817
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2845
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2938
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2570
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2866
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2633
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2569
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2834
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2761
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3603
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2612
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3054
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2354
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3112
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2708
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2861
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2604
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2685
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3087
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2652
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2682
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2673
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2831
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2673
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2959
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2675
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2614

Cities near New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108