Long Beach vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Long Beach	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2764	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6355	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$3177	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4536	$3371
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	76	95
🏙️ Population	467K	985K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 36% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 379th and 1732nd ($2764 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 339th 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 1.7 months in Stockholm. Long Beach ranked 231st best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 949th and 20th 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	$16.2	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2014	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1593	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2898	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7095	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7019	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.58	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1510	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27134	$5804

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331