Barcelona vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$2032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$4925
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$1105
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$1878
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$664
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$3072
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
77
😀 Quality of life
90
88
🏙️ Population
1.73M
639K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 4% more expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 1722nd and 1947th ($2116 vs $2032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1526th 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 1.5 months in Detroit. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Detroit ranked 95th in the United States, while ranked 205th and 318th 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
$17.8
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$66.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$6.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$820
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$1602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$6.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$3.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$88.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$1360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$19339

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1993
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1939
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1758
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1909
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1969
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1820
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1943
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1907
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1946
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1926
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2030
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1915
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1905
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1941
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1876
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1926
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1968
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1837
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1920
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1972
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1945
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1944
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2004
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2181
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1940
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1796
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1913
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1701
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2285
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1843
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1624
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1635
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1957
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1619