Long Beach vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Long Beach	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2764	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6355	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$3177	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4536	$2294
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	98
😀 Quality of life	76	90
🏙️ Population	467K	3.42M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 55% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 379th and 2443rd ($2764 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 339th 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 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Long Beach ranked 231st best city to live in the United States vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 949th and 151st 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	$16.2	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2014	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1593	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2898	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7095	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7019	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.58	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1510	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27134	$10042

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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

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522