Barcelona vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$4857
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$1158
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$2113
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$4187
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
77
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
1.64M
639K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 10% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 2423rd and 1843rd ($1773 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1594th 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 2.1 months in Detroit. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Detroit ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 193rd and 172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Detroit

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Barcelona Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$5.69
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$1199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$2954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$1523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$16868

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614