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Cost difference, salary adjustment needed, rent comparison, and financial impact of this move.
Moving to Long Beach is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain.
Long Beach has a cost index of 134 vs 93 for Hampton. Long Beach is 41 points more expensive overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,587 to $2,287 (+44%).
If you earn the Hampton median of $67,758, you would need approximately $97,630/year in Long Beach to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 41 points (44%).
Median rent in Hampton is $1,587/month. In Long Beach it is $2,287/month — a difference of +$700 per month, or $8,400 per year.
Moving to Long Beach is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $97,630/year in Long Beach. The median income there is $83,969.