Long Beach vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2683
$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6239
$5691
🏠 One person rent
$1744
$1564
🏘️ Family rent
$3093
$2640
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$646
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4372
$3446
😷 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 7% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 604th and 890th ($2683 vs $2505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd 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 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Long Beach ranked 279th best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 958th and 62nd 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
$19.1
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.8
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.82
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.47
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1515
$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3208
$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2788
$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7147
$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6897
$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.51
$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.94
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1650
$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19617
$21273

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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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2411
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2295
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2091
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2493
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2100
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1953
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1840
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2523
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1869
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2081
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2098
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2427
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2580
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2690
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1855
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2661
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2727
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2709
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2714
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2736
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2728
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2782
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2124
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2734
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2749
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3012
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2479
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3602
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3183
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3164
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2843
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2884