Long Beach vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Long Beach	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2681	$2345
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6051	$5568
🏠 One person rent	$1825	$1324
🏘️ Family rent	$3146	$2222
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4933	$4072
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	93
😀 Quality of life	77	98
🏙️ Population	467K	2.14M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 14% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 464th and 1024th ($2681 vs $2345) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 6th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 769th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Perth

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	Long Beach	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.81	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1953	$1449
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1605	$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$2593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$1817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7038	$5420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$3698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$3.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.65	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1485	$1940
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21877	$14689

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876