Long Beach vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6397
$6608
🏠 One person rent
$1879
$1770
🏘️ Family rent
$3145
$3115
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$731
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$4380
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
54
😀 Quality of life
78
88
🏙️ Population
467K
525K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 0.9% more expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 327th and 362nd ($2851 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 273rd and 307th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Long Beach compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Ranked 271st vs 98th best cities to live in the United States, and 982nd vs 309th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Sacramento

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Long Beach Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.12
$8.03
 Cappuccino
$5.7
$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1662
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3174
$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2872
$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.6
$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7032
$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6937
$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.7
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.2
$18.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.07
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.93
$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.3
$135
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.8
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1674
$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19997
$27489

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2903
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3058
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3688
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2651
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3004
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2807
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2682
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2917
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2854
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3658
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2762
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3122
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2650
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3221
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2803
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2970
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2899
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2764
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2728
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2774
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2844
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3157
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2780
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3191
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2803
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2786
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2947
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2769
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2758
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2788
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3008
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2739
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2821

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2692
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2767
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2811
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2875
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2892
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2839
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2727
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2630
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2875
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2665
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2782
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3181
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2672
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3098
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3344
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2770
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2212
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2943
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2270
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3116
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2936
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2991
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3504
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2823
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2764
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2910
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2381
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2838
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2721
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2679
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$3033
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3058
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2114
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2858
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2950
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3818
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2850