Long Beach vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Long Beach	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2683	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$1744	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$3093	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4372	$7152
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	78	94
🏙️ Population	467K	690K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 20% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 604th and 74th ($2683 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd and 56th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 2.1 months in Washington. Ranked 279th vs 6th best cities to live in the United States, and 958th vs 31st 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	$19.1	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.8	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.82	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2788	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7147	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6897	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.51	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.94	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19617	$24903

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088