Long Beach vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Long Beach	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2681	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6051	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$1825	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$3146	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4933	$3539
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	77	96
🏙️ Population	467K	985K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 35% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 464th and 1883rd ($2681 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 2nd 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 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 769th and 17th 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	$16.3	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.81	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1953	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1605	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7038	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.65	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1485	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21877	$7335

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328