Long Beach vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6397
$5641
🏠 One person rent
$1879
$1547
🏘️ Family rent
$3145
$2678
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$3278
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
78
😀 Quality of life
78
93
🏙️ Population
467K
662K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 16% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 327th and 931st ($2851 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 273rd and 4th 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 1.5 months in Long Beach compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Long Beach ranked 271st best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 982nd and 87th 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
$19
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.12
$5.74
☕ Cappuccino
$5.7
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1662
$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3174
$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2872
$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.6
$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7032
$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6937
$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.7
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.2
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.07
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.93
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.3
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.8
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1674
$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19997
$19787

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2903
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3058
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3688
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2651
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3004
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2807
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2682
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2917
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2854
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3658
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2762
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3122
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2650
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3221
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2803
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2970
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2899
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2764
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2728
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2774
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2844
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3157
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2780
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3191
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2803
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2786
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2947
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2769
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2758
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2788
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3008
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2739
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2821

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2412
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2325
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2297
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2488
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1952
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1987
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1791
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1842
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2079
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2114
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2414
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2480
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2644
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1812
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2603
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2649
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2632
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2655
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2678
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2669
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2723
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2203
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2730
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2674
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2907
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2525
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3269
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3162
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3313
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2851
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2812