Barcelona vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$2710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$6320
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$1650
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$2783
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$623
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$4830
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
68
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
1.64M
875K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 35% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 2423rd and 361st ($1773 vs $2710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 319th 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 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Charlotte ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 193rd and 191st 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
$15.3
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$71.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$5.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$1631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$1436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$3604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$2287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$4417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$2771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$35.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$6.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$7.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$4.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$182
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$26419

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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 Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119