Edmonton vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$6311
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$1782
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$3096
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$654
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$4305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	64	94
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	1.01M	467K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 31% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 2524th and 524th ($1878 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Long Beach ranked 282nd in the United States, while ranked 193rd and 992nd 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	$16.1	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$22757

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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