According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Long Beach has an overall cost of living index of 143 which is 1.4x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only California, Long Beach has a cost of living index that's 1.0x higher than California's index of 140.
The standard of living in Long Beach ranks as #5,680 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in California. By definition, that implies Long Beach ranks as the #738 most expensive place in the Golden State.
Living Expense | Long Beach | California | National Average | |
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Overall | 143 | 140 | 100 | |
Services | 114 | 112 | 100 | |
Groceries | 116 | 113 | 100 | |
Health | 104 | 115 | 100 | |
Housing | 208 | 198 | 100 | |
Transportation | 137 | 134 | 100 | |
Utilities | 88 | 126 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in California, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Long Beach | California | United States |
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Median Home Value | $584,200 | $538,500 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,391 | $1,586 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $66,410 | $78,672 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 8.8x | 6.8x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.25x | 0.24x | 0.2x |
Item | Long Beach | California |
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Shampoo | $1.17 | $1.06 |
Movie | $14.48 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $24.56 | $14.67 |
Item | Long Beach | California |
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Ground Beef | $4.58 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.72 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.19 | $2.05 |
Item | Long Beach | California |
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Haircut | $22.6 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $66.25 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.48 | $2.34 |
Item | Long Beach | California |
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Potatoes | $2.99 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $11.66 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.82 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $106.53 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $100.28 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $114.52 | $99.13 |
Item | Long Beach | California |
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Gasoline | $3.32 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $52.6 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $138.7 | $167.67 |
Phone | $176.01 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Long Beach |
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Carson, CA | 91,354 | 135 | 0.9x |
Lakewood, CA | 79,676 | 143 | 1.0x |
Bellflower, CA | 76,339 | 133 | 0.9x |
Paramount, CA | 53,949 | 126 | 0.9x |
Placentia, CA | 52,049 | 156 | 1.1x |
Cypress, CA | 49,137 | 154 | 1.1x |
La Mirada, CA | 48,260 | 147 | 1.0x |
Seal Beach, CA | 24,268 | 130 | 0.9x |
West Puente Valley, CA | 23,555 | 133 | 0.9x |
Artesia, CA | 16,456 | 138 | 1.0x |