Long Beach vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Long Beach	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6397	$2690
🏠 One person rent	$1879	$498
🏘️ Family rent	$3145	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$93.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$2625
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	91
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	467K	1.23M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 167% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 327th and 5112th ($2851 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 273rd and 35th 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 1.5 months in Long Beach compared to 2.5 months in Suwon. Long Beach ranked 271st best city to live in the United States vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 982nd and 134th 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	$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.12	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.7	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$381
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1662	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3174	$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2872	$672
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$97.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7032	$12487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6937	$6631
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.2	$7.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.07	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.93	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.3	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1674	$775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19997	$10980

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821

Cities near Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1080
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1112
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1004
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1076
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1049
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1307
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1120
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1435
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1196
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1175
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1383
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1178
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1134
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1088
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1078
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1138
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1097
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1098
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1153
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1059
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1079
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$948
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1065
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1028
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1068
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1110
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$924
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1568
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$920
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$874
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1020
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1063
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1050