Long Beach vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Long Beach	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2732	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6311	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$1782	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$3096	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4305	$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 86% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 524th and 4152nd ($2732 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd 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 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Long Beach ranked 282nd best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 992nd and 683rd 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	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.1	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1544	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3153	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2806	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7165	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.66	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.99	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.4	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1666	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22757	$8348

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671