Long Beach vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2764
$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6355
$7449
🏠 One person rent
$1831
$1896
🏘️ Family rent
$3177
$3549
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$746
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4536
$6742
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
80
😀 Quality of life
76
91
🏙️ Population
467K
737K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 8% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 379th and 158th ($2764 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 339th and 140th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Ranked 231st vs 15th best cities to live in the United States, and 949th vs 98th 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
$16.2
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.3
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.61
$7.98
 Cappuccino
$5.19
$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2014
$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1593
$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3278
$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2898
$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7095
$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7019
$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.7
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.58
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.13
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.8
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1510
$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27134
$29407

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2983
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3068
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2716
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3022
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2788
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2662
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2899
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2817
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3640
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2786
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3162
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2735
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3238
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2781
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3104
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2905
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2768
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2780
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3162
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2887
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2803
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3014
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2789
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3036
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2739
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2683

Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2642
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2973
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2595
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3239
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2718
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2741
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2625
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2759
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2785
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2606
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2623
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2726
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2462
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2784
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2642
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2532
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2579
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2637
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2338
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2589
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2517
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2604
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2644
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2604
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2449
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2598
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2460
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2571
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2406
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2692
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2751
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2542
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2527
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2523
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2093