Long Beach vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2732
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6311
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$1782
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$3096
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$654
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4305
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
99
😀 Quality of life
78
75
🏙️ Population
467K
24.9M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 143% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 524th and 4971st ($2732 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 5th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Long Beach ranked 282nd best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 992nd and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Shanghai

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Long Beach Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.1
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1544
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3153
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2806
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7165
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6988
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.66
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.4
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1666
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22757
$27781

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765