Barcelona vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2929
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$930
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$799
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
79
😀 Quality of life
90
77
🏙️ Population
1.73M
3.12M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 75% more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 1722nd and 4761st ($2116 vs $1207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Spain and Argentina, respectively. Check Spain vs Argentina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 205th and 1226th 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
$17.8
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$3.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$723
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$76.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
41.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$2734
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$2026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$9.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$8.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$5.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$9.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$6078

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965