Long Beach vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Long Beach | Seoul | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Long Beach is 107% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 604th and 4545th ($2683 vs $1296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd and 3rd in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 2.4 months in Seoul. Long Beach ranked 279th best city to live in the United States vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 958th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Long Beach vs Seoul
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| Long Beach | Seoul | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Long Beach
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.9 km or 6.2 mi |  Carson | |
| 11 km or 6.5 mi | Seal Beach | |
| 11 km or 7 mi | Lakewood | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Lomita | |
| 15 km or 9 mi | Compton | |
| 15 km or 9.2 mi | Bellflower | |
| 15 km or 9.2 mi | Paramount | |
| 15 km or 9.5 mi | Torrance | |
| 15 km or 9.6 mi | Cypress | |
| 16 km or 9.7 mi | Rancho Palos Verdes | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Cerritos | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Gardena | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Lynwood | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Norwalk | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Westminster | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Stanton | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Redondo Beach | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | South Gate | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Lawndale | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Downey | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Huntington Beach | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Buena Park | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Hawthorne | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Garden Grove | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Cudahy | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Bell Gardens | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | La Mirada | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Florence-Graham | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Fountain Valley | |
| 23 km or 15 mi | Bell | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Manhattan Beach | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Huntington Park | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Maywood | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Inglewood | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | West Whittier-Los Nietos | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Pico Rivera | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Whittier | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Fullerton | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Montebello | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Santa Ana |
Cities near Seoul
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 13 km or 7.9 mi |  Guri | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Goyang | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Gwangmyeong | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Gwacheon | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Uijeongbu | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Hanam | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Namyangju | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Seongnam | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Siheung | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Bucheon | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Anyang | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Yangju | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Gunpo | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Gimpo | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Uiwang | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Gwangju | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Paju | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Ansan | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Suwon | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Incheon | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Dongducheon | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Pocheon | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Yongin | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Hwaseong | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Osan | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Icheon | |
| 58 km or 36 mi |  Kaesong | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Yeoju | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Pyeongtaek | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Anseong | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Chuncheon | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Dangjin | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Wonju | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Cheonan | |
| 101 km or 63 mi | Seosan | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | Chungju | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Cheongju | |
| 118 km or 73 mi | Jecheon | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Haeju | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Sejong |