Austin vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$4103
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$1100
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$452
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$2025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	98
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	962K	1.7M

The cost of living in Austin is 33% more expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 858th and 2276th ($2455 vs $1841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 4th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.1 months in Barcelona. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 142nd and 270th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Barcelona

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	Austin	Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$4.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$1176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$2073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$1446
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$5914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$635
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$13290

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1454
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1393
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1431
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1361
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1415
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1428
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1089
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1076
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1217
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1539
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1338
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1235
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1592
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1197
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1275
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1093
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1071
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1233
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1470
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1391
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1131
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1150
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1499
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1369
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1220
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2528
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1472
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1522