Barcelona vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barcelona	Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1841	$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4103	$4394
🏠 One person rent	$1100	$1105
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$1817
🍽️ Food expenses	$452	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2025	$3249
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	98	83
😀 Quality of life	87	86
🏙️ Population	1.7M	373K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 3% less expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 2276th and 2110th ($1841 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1771st 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 Cleveland. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Cleveland ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 270th and 305th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Cleveland

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	Barcelona	Cleveland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$58.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$5.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1176	$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$2260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1446	$1330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5914	$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4127	$1026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.26	$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$74.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$635	$1016
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13290	$18828

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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 Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1921
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1914
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2003
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1876
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1965
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1954
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1967
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1935
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1937
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1915
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1930
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1818
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1871
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1799
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1842
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1666
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1839
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1840
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1753
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1606
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1481
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1526
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1279
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1858
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1860