Calgary vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$5993
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$1801
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$3159
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$584
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$5087
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	94
😀 Quality of life	92	77
🏙️ Population	1.31M	467K

The cost of living in Calgary is 21% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1526th and 440th ($2113 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 394th 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 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.9 months in Long Beach. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Long Beach ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 66th and 720th 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	$16	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$6.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$18490

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652