Barcelona vs Denver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Denver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$2848
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$6447
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$1737
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$2683
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$748
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$4578
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
98
91
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
1.73M
716K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 25% less expensive than in Denver. Cities ranked 1659th and 365th ($2129 vs $2848) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 306th 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 1.6 months in Denver. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Denver ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 174th and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Denver

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Barcelona Denver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$88.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$7.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$1514
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$2359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$5706
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$4.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$5.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$6.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$19.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$4.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$142
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$26.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$2053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$21391

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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

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10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2601
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2391
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2548
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2627
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2649
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2382
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2288
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2749
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2642
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2729
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2542
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2986
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2594
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2800
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2534
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$3013
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2521
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2571
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2506
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2028
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2346
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2548
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2423
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2367
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$1961
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1900
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1914
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$2293
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1674
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2417
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1875
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1741
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1524
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2237
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2470
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2212
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1730
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1646