Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
California
Long Beach is a coastal port and Los Angeles-area market in California, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
California
Fresno is the Central Valley affordability comparison market, useful for checking lower housing costs, heat, transportation, wages, and benefits access.
Comparison
Fresno has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Fresno has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Fresno minus Long Beach.
| Metric | Long Beach | Fresno | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,307 | $2,156 | -$151 | Fresno | Fresno has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $862,599 | $653,600 | -$208,999 | Fresno | Fresno has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $237/mo | $406/mo | +$169/mo | Long Beach | Long Beach has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 119 | 112 | -7 | Fresno | Fresno has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $130,200 | $75,440 | -$54,760 | Fresno | Fresno has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 56/100 | 65/100 | +9 | Fresno | Fresno has the higher move score. |