Long Beach vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Long Beach	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2732	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6311	$2630
🏠 One person rent	$1782	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$3096	$776
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4305	$2320
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	91
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	467K	1.23M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 165% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 524th and 5440th ($2732 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 36th 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 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 2.3 months in Suwon. Long Beach ranked 282nd best city to live in the United States vs Suwon ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 992nd and 216th 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	$19	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.1	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1544	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3153	$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2806	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7165	$11113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$6701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$7.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.66	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.99	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$3.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.4	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1666	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22757	$12755

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059

Cities near Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1063
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1112
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1044
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1292
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1102
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1425
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1179
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1167
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1363
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1162
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1117
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1057
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1134
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1046
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1120
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1092
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1121
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$984
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1053
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$937
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1049
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1008
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$986
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1073
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$903
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1563
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$892
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$867
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$986
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1019
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1015