Long Beach vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6397
$8713
🏠 One person rent
$1879
$2867
🏘️ Family rent
$3145
$4681
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$852
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$7086
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
94
97
😀 Quality of life
78
97
🏙️ Population
467K
874K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 31% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 327th and 5th ($2851 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 273rd and 3rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Long Beach compared to 1.7 months in San Francisco. Ranked 271st vs 3rd best cities to live in the United States, and 982nd vs 20th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs San Francisco

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Long Beach San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.12
$8.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.7
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1662
$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3174
$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2872
$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.6
$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7032
$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6937
$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.7
$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.2
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.07
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.93
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.3
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.8
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1674
$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19997
$18564

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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 San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3254
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2961
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3109
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3230
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2998
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3218
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3026
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3285
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3014
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3317
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3071
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$3797
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3756
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3634
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2950
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2858
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3553
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2826
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2957
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3382
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$3033
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2910
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3818
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2838
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3045
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2850
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2381
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3094
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2823
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2764
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3359
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3133
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3765