Barcelona vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$6397
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$1879
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$3145
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$664
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$4411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
94
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
1.7M
467K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 27% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1764th and 327th ($2087 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 273rd 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 1.5 months in Long Beach. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 229th and 982nd 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
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$7.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$19997

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Long Beach

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