Long Beach vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Long Beach	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2681	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6051	$4256
🏠 One person rent	$1825	$1111
🏘️ Family rent	$3146	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$457
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4933	$2391
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	98
😀 Quality of life	77	90
🏙️ Population	467K	3.33M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 42% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 464th and 2194th ($2681 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th 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 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 769th and 149th 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	$16.3	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.81	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1953	$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1605	$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7038	$6496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$4015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.65	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1485	$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21877	$10462

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1526
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1396
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1289
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1333
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1162
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1259
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1287
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1262
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1127
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$974
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1169
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1260
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1220
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1037
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1217
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1317
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1016
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1019
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1314
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1316
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1461
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1186
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1337
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1013
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1258
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1165
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1271
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$863
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1284
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1260
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1581