Cost of living comparison
Long Beach is 10.0% cheaper than San Jose.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.8% less in Long Beach
- Groceries
-
pay 19.2% less in Long Beach
- Transportation
-
pay 8.2% less in Long Beach
- Housing
-
pay 23.0% less in Long Beach
- Childcare
-
pay 18.5% less in Long Beach
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 17.4% less in Long Beach
- Clothing
-
pay 19.4% more in Long Beach
Expenses including housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Long Beach.
If you lived in Long Beach instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 2.8% less for restaurants
|
San Jose
|
Long Beach
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.50
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$2.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$2.12
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
|
San Jose
|
Long Beach
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.70
|
$3.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
$7.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
|
$4.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.69
|
$3.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.92
|
$5.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
|
$2.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
$1.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.14
|
$2.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$1.06
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
|
San Jose
|
Long Beach
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
|
$4.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$69.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,530.00
|
$25,499.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.41
|
$19.40
|
|
pay 23.0% less for housing
|
San Jose
|
Long Beach
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.56
|
$69.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,878.75
|
$2,275.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,481.25
|
$2,040.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$213.87
|
$99.82
|
|
pay 18.5% less for childcare
|
San Jose
|
Long Beach
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,883.33
|
$1,500.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,000.00
|
$21,666.67
|
|
pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Jose
|
Long Beach
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.00
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.84
|
$5.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.50
|
$11.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.67
|
$47.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$15.10
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
|
San Jose
|
Long Beach
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.90
|
$47.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.12
|
$48.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
|
$91.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.22
|
$117.25
|
|
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