Barcelona vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$6239
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$1744
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$3093
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$4372
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
94
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
1.73M
467K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 21% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1659th and 604th ($2129 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 532nd in Spain and the United States, respectively. Check Spain vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 174th and 958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Long Beach

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Barcelona Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$7.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$19617

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

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