Long Beach vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Long Beach	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2681	$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6051	$2615
🏠 One person rent	$1825	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$3146	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4933	$2748
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	91
😀 Quality of life	77	91
🏙️ Population	467K	1.23M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 177% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 464th and 5892nd ($2681 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 74th in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 2.8 months in Suwon. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 769th and 111th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Suwon

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	Long Beach	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.81	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1953	$411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1605	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$73.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7038	$13362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$7225
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74	$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$5.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.65	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$4.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1485	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21877	$22854

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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 Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1003
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1025
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1025
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$990
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1087
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1142
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1057
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1068
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1461
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1074
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1085
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1067
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1077
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1041
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1084
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1008
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$966
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1222
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1025
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1036
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$941
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1020
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$989
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$968
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1027
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1140
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$997
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1567
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$1098
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$839
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1043
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1098
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1066