Barcelona vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$2758
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$854
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$797
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
78
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
1.7M
3.12M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 83% more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 1764th and 4856th ($2087 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Spain and Argentina, respectively. Check Spain vs Argentina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.7 months in Buenos Aires. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, while ranked 229th and 1059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Buenos Aires

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Barcelona Buenos Aires
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$53
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$3.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$66.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
36.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$2703
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$1993
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$7.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$5.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$5464

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897