Barcelona vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$6311
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$1782
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$3096
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$654
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$4305
😷 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 23% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1722nd and 524th ($2116 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 453rd 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 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Long Beach ranked 282nd in the United States, while ranked 205th and 992nd 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
$17.8
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$22757

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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