Barcelona vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2348
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$817
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$433
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
79
😀 Quality of life
88
72
🏙️ Population
1.66M
3.12M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 107% more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 2198th and 6099th ($1887 vs $909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.5 months in Buenos Aires. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, while ranked 238th and 1789th 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
$16.1
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
35.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$2462
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$8.04
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$7.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$5.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$4.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$4474

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742