Long Beach vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Long Beach	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2681	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6051	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$1825	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$3146	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4933	$5811
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	77	94
🏙️ Population	467K	690K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 15% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 464th and 93rd ($2681 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 74th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Ranked 181st vs 6th best cities to live in the United States, and 769th vs 41st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Washington

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	Long Beach	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.81	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1953	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1605	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7038	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.65	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1485	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21877	$23453

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948