Barcelona vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$2181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$5273
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$1256
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$2214
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$662
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$3957
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
98
72
😀 Quality of life
90
90
🏙️ Population
1.7M
906K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 4% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 1764th and 1512th ($2087 vs $2181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1292nd 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 64th in the United States, while ranked 229th and 217th 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
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$6.21
 Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$1298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$973
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$3028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$2566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$61.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$6.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$86.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$1105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$28983

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2020
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2094
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2030
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2084
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1836
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2014
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2028
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1951
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2019
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1932
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1933
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1933
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1954
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1928
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1918
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1842
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1918
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1934
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1947
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1961
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1965
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1571
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1942
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2025
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1980
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1957
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1684
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1850
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1495
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2188
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1482
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1899
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1922
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1493
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1743
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$2061