Long Beach vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Long Beach	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2661	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5993	$5237
🏠 One person rent	$1801	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$3159	$2442
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5087	$4454
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	75
😀 Quality of life	77	85
🏙️ Population	467K	459K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 26% more expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 440th and 1538th ($2661 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 394th and 1363rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Long Beach compared to 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Ranked 152nd vs 67th best cities to live in the United States, and 720th vs 280th 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	$16.5	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.9	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.58	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1874	$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3303	$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6502	$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7284	$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.63	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1199	$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18490	$18553

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2788
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2282
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2462
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2005
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$1997
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2284
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2108
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2237
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2229
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2139
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2169
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2020
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2063
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2428
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1929
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2159
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2053
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2522
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2014
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2215
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2849
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2362
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3079
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2844
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2426
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2730
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2369
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2422
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3110
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2685