Calgary vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$6311
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$1782
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$3096
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$654
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$4305
😷 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 1716th and 524th ($2118 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 453rd 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 21st best city to live in Canada vs Long Beach ranked 282nd in the United States, while ranked 209th and 992nd 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
$17
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$22757

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Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3078
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3718
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2695
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3051
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2835
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2688
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2892
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3744
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2820
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3193
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2698
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3227
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2827
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3057
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2930
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2810
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2803
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3199
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2847
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2879
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2850
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3020
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2815
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3055
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2769
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3059