Long Beach vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Long Beach	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6397	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$1879	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$3145	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$1744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	26
😀 Quality of life	78	77
🏙️ Population	467K	687K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 96% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 327th and 4103rd ($2851 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 273rd and 61st 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 1.5 months in Long Beach compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Long Beach ranked 271st best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 982nd and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Zaragoza

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	Long Beach	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.12	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.7	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1662	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3174	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2872	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7032	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6937	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.2	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.07	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.93	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.3	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1674	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19997	$8269

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581