Long Beach vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Long Beach	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2661	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5993	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$1801	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$3159	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5087	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	89
😀 Quality of life	77	98
🏙️ Population	467K	5.87M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 12% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 440th and 133rd ($2661 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 394th and 1st in the United States and Singapore, respectively. Check the United States vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Long Beach compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Long Beach ranked 152nd best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 720th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Singapore City

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	Long Beach	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.9	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.58	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1874	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3303	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6502	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7284	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.63	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1199	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18490	$26424

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544