Long Beach vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Long Beach	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2681	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6051	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$1825	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$3146	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4933	$4523
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	89
😀 Quality of life	77	97
🏙️ Population	467K	5.87M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 15% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 464th and 81st ($2681 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th 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 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 769th 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	$16.3	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.81	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1953	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1605	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7038	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.65	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1485	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21877	$28407

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637