Long Beach vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Long Beach	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2681	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6051	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$1825	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$3146	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4933	$4493
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	75
😀 Quality of life	77	89
🏙️ Population	467K	459K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 20% more expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 464th and 1277th ($2681 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 1122nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Ranked 181st vs 41st best cities to live in the United States, and 769th vs 186th 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	$16.3	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.81	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1953	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1605	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7038	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.65	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1485	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21877	$18476

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701