Long Beach vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2681
$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6051
$8584
🏠 One person rent
$1825
$1954
🏘️ Family rent
$3146
$4358
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$833
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4933
$5746
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
97
😀 Quality of life
77
95
🏙️ Population
467K
441K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 15% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 464th and 91st ($2681 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 73rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Ranked 181st vs 4th best cities to live in the United States, and 769th vs 38th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Oakland

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Long Beach Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.81
$8
 Cappuccino
$5.45
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1953
$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1605
$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7038
$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6988
$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$19.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.65
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$181
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.6
$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1485
$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21877
$27655

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Cities near Long Beach

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 Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3274
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2831
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3053
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2931
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3048
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2981
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$2922
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3170
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3180
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2851
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2949
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3196
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3224
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3293
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2714
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2726
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3473
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3672
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3152
29 km or 18 mi Union
$2986
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2845
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3091
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$4155
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3804
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2885
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3010
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3578
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3159
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3288