Long Beach vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Long Beach	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2661	$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5993	$3325
🏠 One person rent	$1801	$839
🏘️ Family rent	$3159	$1454
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5087	$1990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	24
😀 Quality of life	77	79
🏙️ Population	467K	579K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 85% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 440th and 3666th ($2661 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 394th and 25th 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 1.9 months in Long Beach compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Long Beach ranked 152nd best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 720th and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Malaga

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	Long Beach	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.9	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.58	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1874	$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3303	$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6502	$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7284	$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.63	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1199	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18490	$11601

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1480
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1357
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1321
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1251
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1774
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1343
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$917
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1254
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1314
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1063
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1174
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2056
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1199
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2299
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1207
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1178
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$932
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1214
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1091
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1124
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1162
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$963
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1119
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1056
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1202
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1020
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1182
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$905
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$504
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1289
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1174
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$661
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1206
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1129
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1283
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1159
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$947
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1158
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$827
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$457