Barcelona vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$5839
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$1559
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$2624
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$636
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$4485
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
68
😀 Quality of life
87
88
🏙️ Population
1.7M
875K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 27% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 2276th and 761st ($1841 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 705th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Charlotte ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 270th and 252nd 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
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$5.95
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$1337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$3268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$2832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$2.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$7.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$8.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$6.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$4.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$124
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$1337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$25956

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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 Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2271
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2269
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2188
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2225
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2166
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2147
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1891
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2136
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2177
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2182
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2072
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2170
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2117
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2090
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1474
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1851
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1951
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2058
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2136
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1925
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2091
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1934
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2169
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2292
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2011
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1809
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2404
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1929
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2530
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1907
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1902
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2184
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2144
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2697
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2106
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2100
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2100
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1888