Long Beach vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Long Beach	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2681	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6051	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$1825	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$3146	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4933	$1885
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	92
😀 Quality of life	77	86
🏙️ Population	467K	2.75M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 53% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 464th and 2722nd ($2681 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 2nd in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 769th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Rome

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	Long Beach	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.81	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1953	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1605	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7038	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.65	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1485	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21877	$10781

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262