Barcelona vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$5566
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$1475
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$2428
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$625
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$4235
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
68
😀 Quality of life
90
90
🏙️ Population
1.7M
875K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 14% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 1764th and 986th ($2087 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 865th in Spain and the United States, respectively. Check Spain vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.7 months in Charlotte. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Charlotte ranked 71st in the United States, while ranked 229th and 234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Charlotte

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Barcelona Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$5.28
 Cappuccino
$3.44
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$1574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$2056
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$3607
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$2665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$84.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$17.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$5.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$1305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$24711

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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 Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2239
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2228
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2121
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2196
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2067
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2102
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1960
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2107
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2160
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1988
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2212
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2094
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2075
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1878
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2167
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2070
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2156
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1923
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2124
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1993
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2305
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2065
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1853
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2418
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1970
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2529
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1980
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1929
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2166
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2737
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2166
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2312
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2154
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2013