Long Beach vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Long Beach	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2683	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$1744	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$3093	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4372	$3766
😷 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 10% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 604th and 1008th ($2683 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd 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 279th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 958th and 19th 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	$19.1	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.8	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.82	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2788	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7147	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6897	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.51	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.94	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19617	$17265

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464