Calgary vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$6355
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$3177
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$4536
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	94
😀 Quality of life	90	76
🏙️ Population	1.31M	467K

The cost of living in Calgary is 25% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1646th and 379th ($2077 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 339th 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 8th best city to live in Canada vs Long Beach ranked 231st in the United States, while ranked 153rd and 949th 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	$15.2	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$6.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$27134

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683