Long Beach vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Long Beach	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2681	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6051	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1825	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$3146	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4933	$4399
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	77	99
🏙️ Population	467K	4.84M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 4% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 464th and 312th ($2681 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 769th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Sydney

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	Long Beach	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.81	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1953	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1605	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7038	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.65	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1485	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21877	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754