Long Beach vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Long Beach	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2683	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$1744	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$3093	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4372	$8550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	82
😀 Quality of life	78	97
🏙️ Population	467K	452K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 30% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 604th and 11th ($2683 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd and 2nd in the United States and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United States vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Long Beach ranked 279th best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 958th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Zurich

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	Long Beach	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.8	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$5.82	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2788	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7147	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6897	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.51	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.94	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19617	$26431

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117