Barcelona vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$5154
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$1207
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$2066
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$667
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$3790
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
98
73
😀 Quality of life
90
88
🏙️ Population
1.73M
906K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 0.5% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 1659th and 1634th ($2129 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1324th 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 Columbus. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Columbus ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 174th and 266th 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
$17.3
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$6.36
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$1354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$2171
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$1698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$60.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$3423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$60.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$15.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$5.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$6.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$4.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$4.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$86.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$1464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$20945

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936