Long Beach vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6397
$7446
🏠 One person rent
$1879
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$3145
$3407
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$810
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$6556
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
80
😀 Quality of life
78
93
🏙️ Population
467K
737K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 10% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 327th and 125th ($2851 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 273rd and 92nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Long Beach compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Ranked 271st vs 27th best cities to live in the United States, and 982nd vs 99th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Seattle

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Long Beach Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.12
$8.17
 Cappuccino
$5.7
$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1662
$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3174
$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2872
$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.6
$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7032
$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6937
$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.7
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.2
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.07
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.93
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.3
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1674
$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19997
$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2652
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2723
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2552
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3269
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2674
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2745
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2730
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2812
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2669
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2741
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2641
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2525
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2796
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2655
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2523
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2609
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2632
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2295
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2649
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2461
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2702
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2782
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2473
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2603
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2384
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2632
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2551
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2644
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2480
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2749
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2114