Long Beach vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Long Beach	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2764	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6355	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$3177	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4536	$1964
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	75
😀 Quality of life	76	83
🏙️ Population	467K	826K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 82% more expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 379th and 3333rd ($2764 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 339th and 17th 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 Valencia, Spain. Long Beach ranked 231st best city to live in the United States vs Valencia, Spain ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 949th and 440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Valencia, Spain

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	Long Beach	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2014	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1593	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2898	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7095	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7019	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.58	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1510	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27134	$9798

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1220
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1250
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1150
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1131
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1030
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1261
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1406
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1480
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1254
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1356
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1214
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1213
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1300
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1275
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1154
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1241
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1209
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1084
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2528
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1138
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1068
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1161
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1223
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1217
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1235
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1530
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434