Long Beach vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Long Beach	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2764	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6355	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$3177	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4536	$7242
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	81
😀 Quality of life	76	98
🏙️ Population	467K	449K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 16% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 379th and 59th ($2764 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 339th 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 231st best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 949th and 5th 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	$16.2	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2014	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1593	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2898	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7095	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7019	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.58	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1510	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27134	$29610

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717