Barcelona vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$1130
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$887
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$635
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
79
😀 Quality of life
87
74
🏙️ Population
1.7M
3.12M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 63% more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 2276th and 4694th ($1841 vs $1130) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 0.6 months in Buenos Aires. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, while ranked 270th and 1194th 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
$15
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$3.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$530
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
35.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$2657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$8.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$5.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$5728

Cost of living in other countries

BarcelonaBuenos Aires

Cost of living

$349

$907

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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

Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899