Long Beach vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Long Beach	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2683	$2091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$4764
🏠 One person rent	$1744	$1244
🏘️ Family rent	$3093	$2137
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4372	$3073
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	79
😀 Quality of life	78	93
🏙️ Population	467K	568K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 28% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 604th and 1777th ($2683 vs $2091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd and 28th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 1.5 months in Surrey. Long Beach ranked 279th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 958th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Surrey

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	Long Beach	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.8	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.82	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$1258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2788	$1809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7147	$9648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6897	$8547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.51	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.94	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19617	$12113

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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

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2411
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2295
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2100
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2505
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2247
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2523
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2081
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2427
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2690
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2661
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2727
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2728
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2782
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2734
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1855
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2749
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3012
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3602
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3183
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2479
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3164
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2884
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2797