Long Beach vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Long Beach	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$2015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6397	$4668
🏠 One person rent	$1879	$1177
🏘️ Family rent	$3145	$2051
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$2580
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	98
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	467K	3.42M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 42% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 327th and 1962nd ($2851 vs $2015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 273rd and 5th 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 1.5 months in Long Beach compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Long Beach ranked 271st best city to live in the United States vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 982nd and 142nd 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	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.12	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.7	$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1662	$959
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3174	$2482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2872	$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7032	$8353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6937	$4881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.2	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.07	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.93	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.3	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1674	$678
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19997	$12418

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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

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703