Long Beach vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2683
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6239
$5273
🏠 One person rent
$1744
$1374
🏘️ Family rent
$3093
$2201
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4372
$4362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
82
😀 Quality of life
78
89
🏙️ Population
467K
468K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 18% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 604th and 1363rd ($2683 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd and 1143rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Ranked 279th vs 54th best cities to live in the United States, and 958th vs 219th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Raleigh

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Long Beach Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.8
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$5.82
$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.47
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1515
$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3208
$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2788
$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7147
$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6897
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.51
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.94
$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1650
$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19617
$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729