Long Beach vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Long Beach	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2661	$2422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5993	$5661
🏠 One person rent	$1801	$1440
🏘️ Family rent	$3159	$2388
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5087	$4287
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	77	91
🏙️ Population	467K	1.6M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 10% more expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 440th and 812th ($2661 vs $2422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 394th and 735th 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 Philadelphia. Ranked 152nd vs 14th best cities to live in the United States, and 720th vs 101st 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	$16.5	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.9	$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.58	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1874	$1648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3303	$2870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$1950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6502	$3808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7284	$3933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.63	$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$3.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$80.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$32.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1199	$1936
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18490	$15748

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2322
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2267
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2269
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2361
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2274
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2282
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2301
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2266
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2334
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2242
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2418
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2422
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2402
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2196
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2390
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2434
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2469
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2281
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2618
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2419
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$1861
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2457
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2895
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2430
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2674
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2740
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2788
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2603
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2654
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2783
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2196
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2169
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2879
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2486
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2469
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2766