Barcelona vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$2127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$5086
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$1221
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$2077
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$642
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$3894
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
98
73
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
1.73M
906K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 0.5% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 1722nd and 1686th ($2116 vs $2127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1354th 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 Columbus. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Columbus ranked 17th in the United States, while ranked 205th and 96th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Columbus

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Barcelona Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$6.36
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$934
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$2183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$3248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$2159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$15.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$5.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$6.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$9.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$1272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$24638

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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 Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935