Long Beach vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2732
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6311
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$1782
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$3096
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$654
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4305
$6532
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
80
😀 Quality of life
78
95
🏙️ Population
467K
737K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 13% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 524th and 142nd ($2732 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 101st 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 282nd vs 5th best cities to live in the United States, and 992nd vs 32nd 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
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.1
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$7.73
 Cappuccino
$5.81
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1544
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3153
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2806
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7165
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6988
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.66
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.4
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1666
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22757
$28950

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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 Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173