Long Beach vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Long Beach	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2764	$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6355	$2704
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$3177	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4536	$2620
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	91
😀 Quality of life	76	91
🏙️ Population	467K	1.23M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 170% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 379th and 5342nd ($2764 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 339th and 49th 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 2.6 months in Suwon. Long Beach ranked 231st best city to live in the United States vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 949th and 124th 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	$16.2	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2014	$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1593	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$746
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2898	$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$93.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$20.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7095	$12488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7019	$6618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$39.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$7.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.58	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$75.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$77.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1510	$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27134	$21003

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683

Cities near Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1063
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1098
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1022
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1283
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1127
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1165
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1163
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1334
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1161
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1122
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1092
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1020
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1026
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1129
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1171
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1099
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1151
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1033
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1026
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1040
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1036
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1074
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$936
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1565
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$900
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$865
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1019
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1038
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1038