Long Beach vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Long Beach	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2732	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6311	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$1782	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$3096	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4305	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	78	95
🏙️ Population	467K	985K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 8% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 524th and 849th ($2732 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 1st in the United States and Sweden, respectively. Check the United States vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Long Beach ranked 282nd best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 992nd and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Stockholm

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	Long Beach	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.1	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1544	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3153	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2806	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7165	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.66	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.99	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.4	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1666	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22757	$17693

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Cities near Long Beach

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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516