Long Beach vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2732
$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6311
$6548
🏠 One person rent
$1782
$1798
🏘️ Family rent
$3096
$3108
🍽️ Food expenses
$654
$723
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4305
$4529
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
54
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
467K
525K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 4% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 524th and 346th ($2732 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 285th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Ranked 282nd vs 116th best cities to live in the United States, and 992nd vs 376th 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
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.1
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$8
 Cappuccino
$5.81
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1544
$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3153
$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2806
$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7165
$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6988
$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$19.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.66
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.4
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1666
$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22757
$23546

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3078
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3718
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2695
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3051
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2835
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2688
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2892
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3744
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2820
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3193
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2698
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3227
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2827
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3057
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2930
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2810
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2803
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3199
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2847
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2879
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2850
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3020
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2815
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3055
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2769
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3059

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2786
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2962
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2933
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2781
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2736
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2649
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2906
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2687
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2813
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3187
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2687
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3097
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3339
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2776
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2162
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2962
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2280
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3136
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2939
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3004
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3454
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2807
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2783
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2929
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2380
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2780
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2658
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2651
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2984
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3064
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2929
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3778
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2859