Long Beach vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Long Beach	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2683	$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$6013
🏠 One person rent	$1744	$1622
🏘️ Family rent	$3093	$2504
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$818
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4372	$4320
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	94	81
😀 Quality of life	78	94
🏙️ Population	467K	718K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 5% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 604th and 381st ($2683 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd and 1st in the United States and Norway, respectively. Check the United States vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Long Beach ranked 279th best city to live in the United States vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 958th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Oslo

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	Long Beach	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$113
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.8	$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$12.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.82	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$4.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$1731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2788	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7147	$11707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6897	$7107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$82.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$6.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$3.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.51	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.94	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$18.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$44.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19617	$15566

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2227
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2384
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2231
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2281
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1935
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2084
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1993
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2156
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1855
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2092
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1984
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$2029
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1423
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2236
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1705
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1481
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1980
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1479
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1625
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1503
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1337
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1840
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1879
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1251
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1723
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1298
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1544
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1810
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2178
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2617
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2336