Barcelona vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$2613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$6659
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$1594
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$3123
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$5285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
98
100
😀 Quality of life
88
96
🏙️ Population
1.64M
2.75M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 32% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 2423rd and 505th ($1773 vs $2613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 455th 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 2 months in Chicago. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 193rd and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$80.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$6.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$1958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$3908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$2652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$3227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$15.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$3.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$73.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$2675
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$15494

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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

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11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240