Barcelona vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$638
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$374
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
79
😀 Quality of life
88
71
🏙️ Population
1.64M
3.12M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 124% more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 2423rd and 6407th ($1773 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Argentina, respectively. Check Spain vs Argentina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 193rd and 2311th 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
$15.3
$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$36.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
23.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$7.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$4.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$3.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$75
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$6679

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605