Long Beach vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Long Beach	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2681	$2541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6051	$6190
🏠 One person rent	$1825	$1502
🏘️ Family rent	$3146	$2715
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4933	$4036
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ 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 6% more expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 464th and 710th ($2681 vs $2541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 637th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Ranked 181st vs 27th best cities to live in the United States, and 769th vs 130th 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	$16.3	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.81	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1953	$1598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1605	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$3091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$2242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7038	$3533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$2340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$7.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.65	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1485	$1909
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21877	$20863

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2585
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2532
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2606
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2305
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2514
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2578
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2301
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2607
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2617
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2286
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2254
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2506
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2510
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2550
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2256
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2667
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2735
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2091
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2882
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2663
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2753
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2872
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2814
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2785
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2841
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2882
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2398
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2238
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2929
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2254
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2756
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2750