Long Beach vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2681
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6051
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$1825
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$3146
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4933
$3361
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
78
😀 Quality of life
77
92
🏙️ Population
467K
662K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 1% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 464th and 512th ($2681 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 1st 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 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 769th and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Vancouver

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Long Beach Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.81
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.45
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1953
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1605
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7038
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6988
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.65
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.6
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1485
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21877
$16245

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2817
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2845
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2938
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2570
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2866
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2633
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2569
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2834
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2761
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3603
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2612
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3054
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2354
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3112
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2708
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2861
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2604
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2685
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3087
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2652
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2682
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2673
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2831
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2673
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2959
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2675
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2614

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743