Barcelona vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$6355
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$1831
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$3177
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$629
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$4536
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
94
😀 Quality of life
87
76
🏙️ Population
1.7M
467K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 33% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 2276th and 379th ($1841 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 339th 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 231st in the United States, while ranked 270th and 949th 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
$15
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$6.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$27134

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2983
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3068
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2716
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3022
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2788
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2662
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2899
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2817
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3640
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2786
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3162
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2735
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3238
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2781
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3104
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2905
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2768
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2780
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3162
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2887
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2803
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3014
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2789
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3036
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2739
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2683