Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 17.5% more expensive than Long Beach.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.3% more in San Jose
- Groceries
-
pay 29.5% more in San Jose
- Transportation
-
pay 10.8% more in San Jose
- Housing
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pay 40.6% more in San Jose
- Childcare
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pay 22.8% more in San Jose
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 31.3% more in San Jose
- Clothing
-
pay 15.5% less in San Jose
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, transportation, and restaurants in San Jose are more expensive than in Long Beach.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Long Beach, you would:
pay 3.3% more for restaurants
|
Long Beach
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$20.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$11.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
|
$3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
|
$2.15
|
|
pay 29.5% more for groceries
|
Long Beach
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.89
|
$4.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.34
|
$7.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
|
$5.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
|
$4.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.85
|
$6.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$2.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$1.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$3.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$1.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$2.26
|
|
pay 10.8% more for transportation
|
Long Beach
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
|
$4.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
|
$90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,499.50
|
$30,530.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.40
|
$18.41
|
|
pay 40.6% more for housing
|
Long Beach
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.62
|
$69.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,275.00
|
$2,878.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,040.00
|
$2,481.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.82
|
$213.87
|
|
pay 22.8% more for childcare
|
Long Beach
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
|
$1,883.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,666.67
|
$26,000.00
|
|
pay 31.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Long Beach
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$9.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.41
|
$5.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$11.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.00
|
$101.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.10
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
|
Long Beach
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$43.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.75
|
$36.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.33
|
$79.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.25
|
$117.22
|
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