Long Beach vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2683
$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6239
$5582
🏠 One person rent
$1744
$1419
🏘️ Family rent
$3093
$2230
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$694
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4372
$4178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
94
71
😀 Quality of life
78
89
🏙️ Population
467K
1.61M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 11% more expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 604th and 1041st ($2683 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd and 896th 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 Phoenix. Ranked 279th vs 58th best cities to live in the United States, and 958th vs 226th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Phoenix

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Long Beach Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.8
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$5.95
☕ Cappuccino
$5.82
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.47
$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$1497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1515
$1109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3208
$2358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2788
$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7147
$4665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6897
$3124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$6.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.51
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.94
$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1650
$1659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19617
$21660

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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 Phoenix

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1974
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2509
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2366
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2463
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2296
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2293
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2365
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2343
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2346
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2367
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2378
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2373
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2988
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2482
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2318
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2374
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2454
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2321
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2312
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2060
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2011
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1933
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2573
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2070
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2011
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2818
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1767
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1865
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2153
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$771
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1924
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$950
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1654
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1835
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$876
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2817
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$994
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2804