Long Beach vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Long Beach	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2661	$1981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5993	$4383
🏠 One person rent	$1801	$1083
🏘️ Family rent	$3159	$1834
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5087	$3327
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	77	95
🏙️ Population	467K	979K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 34% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 440th and 1837th ($2661 vs $1981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 394th and 3rd 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 1.9 months in Long Beach compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Long Beach ranked 152nd best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 720th and 21st 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	$16.5	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.9	$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.58	$7.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1874	$1337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3303	$2263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6502	$10074
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7284	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$30.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$6.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.63	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1199	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18490	$7816

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1727
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1742
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1810
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2032
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1724
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1650
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1688
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1512
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1348
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1271
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1263
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1210
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1228
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1420
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1276
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1342
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1203
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1345
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1783
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$2283
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1396
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1246
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1480
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1465
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1532
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1483
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1528
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1265
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1080
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$893
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1336
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1438
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1261
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1487
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1262
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1382