Long Beach vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2661
$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5993
$8266
🏠 One person rent
$1801
$1974
🏘️ Family rent
$3159
$4255
🍽️ Food expenses
$584
$783
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5087
$5741
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
97
😀 Quality of life
77
93
🏙️ Population
467K
441K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 15% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 440th and 85th ($2661 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 394th and 72nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Long Beach compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Ranked 152nd vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 720th vs 61st 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
$16.5
$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.58
$7.3
 Cappuccino
$4.87
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1874
$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1558
$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3303
$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2822
$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6502
$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7284
$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.3
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$22.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.63
$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.18
$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$180
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1199
$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18490
$19305

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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 Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3358
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2840
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3042
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2881
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3046
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2660
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$2929
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3130
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3133
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2860
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2968
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3147
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3163
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3219
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2947
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3518
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3583
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3135
29 km or 18 mi Union
$2922
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2824
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3109
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$4148
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3567
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2900
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3003
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3644
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3186
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3313