Long Beach vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2683
$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6239
$5854
🏠 One person rent
$1744
$1508
🏘️ Family rent
$3093
$2200
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$733
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4372
$4443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
78
91
🏙️ Population
467K
1.6M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 3% more expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 604th and 741st ($2683 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd and 652nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Ranked 279th vs 22nd best cities to live in the United States, and 958th vs 118th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Philadelphia

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Long Beach Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$79.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.8
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$5.98
☕ Cappuccino
$5.82
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.47
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$1607
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1515
$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3208
$2381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2788
$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7147
$4124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6897
$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$4.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$8.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$5.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.51
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.94
$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1650
$2213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19617
$20275

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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 Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2626
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2543
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2622
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2498
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2543
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2567
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2579
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2359
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2623
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2636
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2849
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2458
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2314
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2623
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2525
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2331
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2685
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2635
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2222
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3031
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2636
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2820
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2825
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2754
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2795
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2842
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2313
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2333
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2897
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2221
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2656
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2737