| Index | El Dorado Park | Long Beach | California |
| Cost of living | 193 | 162 | 143 |
| Goods & Services | 118 | 118 | 115 |
| Groceries | 109 | 109 | 108 |
| Health care | 93 | 93 | 103 |
| Housing | 368 | 266 | 197 |
| Transportation | 138 | 138 | 136 |
| Utilities | 122 | 122 | 144 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $176,014 | $14,668 | $4,107 | $5,281 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| California | 7.25% | 10.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| California | 1% | 13.3% |
| Item | Long Beach | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $26.92 | $27.62 | 2.5% |
| Beauty Salon | $92.22 | $51.11 | 80.5% |
| Toothpaste | $3.93 | $4.09 | 4.0% |
| Shampoo | $1.58 | $1.54 | 2.5% |
| Movie | $17.39 | $12.88 | 35.0% |
| Yoga | $31.33 | $19.66 | 59.4% |
| Item | Long Beach | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.34 | $7.70 | 4.7% |
| Fried Chicken | $3.37 | $1.66 | 102.7% |
| Milk | $5.06 | $4.73 | 6.9% |
| Potatoes | $4.85 | $5.26 | 7.7% |
| Pizza | $16.13 | $12.76 | 26.4% |
| Beer | $11.24 | $10.55 | 6.5% |
| Item | Long Beach | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $160.00 | $140.06 | 14.2% |
| Doctor | $131.67 | $153.82 | 14.4% |
| Dentist | $125.75 | $123.15 | 2.1% |
| Ibuprofen | $12.24 | $11.73 | 4.3% |
| Lipitor | $17.53 | $23.61 | 25.8% |
| Item | Long Beach | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $1,039,015.00 | $326,622.00 | 218.1% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $7,772.24 | $2,480.25 | 213.4% |
| Apartment Rent | $2,089.00 | $1,444.00 | 44.7% |
| Item | Long Beach | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $4.48 | $3.06 | 46.6% |
| Tire Balancing | $76.80 | $65.21 | 17.8% |
| Item | Long Beach | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $306.96 | $220.12 | 39.5% |
| Phone | $182.71 | $195.71 | 6.6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Vernon, CA | 254 | 118 | 18.0% |
| Willowbrook, CA | 25,347 | 137 | 36.8% |
| East Rancho Dominguez, CA | 15,765 | 138 | 37.9% |
| Florence-Graham, CA | 66,603 | 139 | 39.1% |
| Compton, CA | 98,731 | 139 | 39.5% |
| Long Beach, CA | 480,084 | 162 | 62.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 481,855 | 115 | 14.9% |
| Raleigh, NC | 482,278 | 111 | 10.8% |
| Miami, FL | 470,437 | 124 | 24.0% |
| Omaha, NE | 494,852 | 94 | 6.4% |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 463,341 | 115 | 14.8% |
| Long Beach, CA | 480,084 | 162 | 62.5% |
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