Cost of living comparison
Long Beach is 63.9% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Long Beach instead of Italy, you would:
pay 38.5% more for restaurants
Italy
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Long Beach
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.78
|
$18.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.51
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.35
|
$2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$2.53
|
|
pay 40.6% more for groceries
Italy
|
Long Beach
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
$3.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.37
|
$6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.23
|
$4.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.19
|
$3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.69
|
$6.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$1.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$2.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.00
|
|
pay 11.8% more for transportation
Italy
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.85
|
$5.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.76
|
$69.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,237.87
|
$25,499.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.29
|
$20.30
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Italy
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.93
|
$67.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€617.85
|
$2,325.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€472.19
|
$2,140.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€148.69
|
$108.67
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Italy
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€485.65
|
$1,200.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,992.37
|
$18,333.33
|
|
pay 76.0% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Long Beach
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.64
|
$7.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$5.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.76
|
$9.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€49.02
|
$52.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.90
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
Italy
|
Long Beach
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.77
|
$47.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.84
|
$48.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€78.61
|
$84.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€108.03
|
$117.25
|
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