Barcelona vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$2403
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$5638
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$2444
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$4246
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
68
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
1.73M
875K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 12% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 1722nd and 1073rd ($2116 vs $2403) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 918th 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 78th in the United States, while ranked 205th and 283rd 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
$17.8
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$5.69
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$2971
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$2035
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$4032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$2433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$7.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$5.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$1516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$24528

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2195
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952