Long Beach vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2683
$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6239
$7493
🏠 One person rent
$1744
$1996
🏘️ Family rent
$3093
$3450
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$789
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4372
$6618
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
80
😀 Quality of life
78
91
🏙️ Population
467K
737K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 16% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 604th and 126th ($2683 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd and 94th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Ranked 279th vs 33rd best cities to live in the United States, and 958th vs 147th 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
$19.1
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.8
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$5.82
$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.47
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1515
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3208
$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2788
$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7147
$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6897
$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.51
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.94
$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1650
$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19617
$30033

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2893
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3115
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3737
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2739
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3076
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2880
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2694
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2989
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3771
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2867
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3243
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2766
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3238
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2875
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3139
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2987
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2866
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2798
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2840
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2945
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3251
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2868
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3295
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2945
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2888
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3066
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2826
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2818
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2835
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3090
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2826
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3164

Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2678
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2782
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2621
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3602
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2749
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2783
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2734
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2884
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2728
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2797
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2637
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2736
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2775
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2714
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2542
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2617
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2709
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2342
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2727
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2429
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2722
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2822
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2576
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2661
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2378
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2616
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2592
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2690
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2580
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2765
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2098