Long Beach vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2681
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6051
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$1825
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$3146
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4933
$6392
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
80
😀 Quality of life
77
92
🏙️ Population
467K
737K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 8% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 464th and 206th ($2681 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 168th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Ranked 181st vs 16th best cities to live in the United States, and 769th vs 102nd 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
$16.3
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.81
$8.02
 Cappuccino
$5.45
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1953
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1605
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7038
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6988
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.65
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.6
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1485
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21877
$28179

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2817
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2845
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2938
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2570
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2866
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2633
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2569
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2834
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2761
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3603
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2612
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3054
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2354
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3112
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2708
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2861
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2604
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2685
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3087
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2652
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2682
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2673
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2831
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2673
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2959
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2675
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2614

Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263