Long Beach vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Long Beach	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6397	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$1879	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$3145	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$4354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	74
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	467K	459K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 19% more expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 327th and 1045th ($2851 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 273rd and 916th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Long Beach compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Ranked 271st vs 63rd best cities to live in the United States, and 982nd vs 216th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Virginia Beach

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	Long Beach	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.12	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.7	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1662	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3174	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2872	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7032	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6937	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.2	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.07	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.93	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.3	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1674	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19997	$16163

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710