Long Beach vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Long Beach	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2764	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6355	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$3177	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4536	$4040
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	89
😀 Quality of life	76	97
🏙️ Population	467K	5.87M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 10% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 379th and 129th ($2764 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 339th 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 1.3 months in Singapore City. Long Beach ranked 231st best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 949th and 11th 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	$16.2	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2014	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1593	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2898	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7095	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7019	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.58	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1510	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27134	$27780

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605