Long Beach vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Long Beach	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2683	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$4833
🏠 One person rent	$1744	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$3093	$2104
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4372	$2569
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	98
😀 Quality of life	78	91
🏙️ Population	467K	3.51M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 27% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 604th and 1723rd ($2683 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd and 4th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 1.2 months in Madrid. Long Beach ranked 279th best city to live in the United States vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 958th and 160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Madrid

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	Long Beach	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.8	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.82	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$2589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2788	$1735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7147	$9054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6897	$4487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$7.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.51	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.94	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$99.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19617	$16324

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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

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812