Long Beach vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Long Beach	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2683	$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$7072
🏠 One person rent	$1744	$2101
🏘️ Family rent	$3093	$3780
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4372	$4276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	89
😀 Quality of life	78	97
🏙️ Population	467K	5.87M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 14% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 604th and 165th ($2683 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd 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 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Long Beach ranked 279th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 958th and 8th 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	$19.1	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.8	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.82	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2788	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7147	$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6897	$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.51	$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.94	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19617	$27027

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$501
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$717
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$759
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$707
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$617
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$488
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$610
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$741
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$417
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$743
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$621
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$794
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$677
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$371
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$555
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$393
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$422
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$438
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$720
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$762
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637