Long Beach vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Long Beach	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2683	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$1744	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$3093	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4372	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	24
😀 Quality of life	78	81
🏙️ Population	467K	693K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 87% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 604th and 4194th ($2683 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd and 64th 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 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Long Beach ranked 279th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 958th and 622nd 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	$19.1	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.8	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.82	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2788	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7147	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6897	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.51	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.94	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19617	$8171

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643