Long Beach vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Long Beach	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2732	$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6311	$3948
🏠 One person rent	$1782	$1025
🏘️ Family rent	$3096	$1729
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4305	$1786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	24
😀 Quality of life	78	79
🏙️ Population	467K	599K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 58% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 524th and 3160th ($2732 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 20th 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 months in Malaga. Long Beach ranked 282nd best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 992nd and 802nd 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	$19	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.1	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1544	$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3153	$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2806	$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7165	$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.66	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.99	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.4	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1666	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22757	$10911

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1551
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1336
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1935
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1500
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1129
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1003
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1625
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1016
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1360
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2270
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1385
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1041
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1385
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1340
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1230
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1123
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1394
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1331
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1353
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1157
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1339
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1403
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$881
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1356
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1560
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1435
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1497
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1345
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1337
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$949
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$538