Calgary vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$4372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	94
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	1.31M	467K

The cost of living in Calgary is 22% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1759th and 604th ($2095 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 532nd in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 187th and 958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Long Beach

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	Calgary	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$19617

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164