Edmonton vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$996	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$4372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	64	94
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	1.01M	467K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 32% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 2656th and 604th ($1835 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th 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 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 133rd and 958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Long Beach

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	Edmonton	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$19617

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100

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