Long Beach vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2732
$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6311
$5841
🏠 One person rent
$1782
$1607
🏘️ Family rent
$3096
$2790
🍽️ Food expenses
$654
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4305
$3629
😷 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 8% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 524th and 822nd ($2732 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 2nd 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 282nd best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 992nd and 53rd 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
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.1
$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1544
$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3153
$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2806
$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7165
$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6988
$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.66
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.4
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1666
$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22757
$21986

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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

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2457
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2361
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2237
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2590
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2054
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$2034
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1865
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2526
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1884
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2128
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2470
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2539
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2710
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1872
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2628
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2641
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2674
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2717
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2734
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2739
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2778
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2200
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2737
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2702
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3041
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2475
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3559
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3154
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3292
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2896
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2915