Barcelona vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$4783
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$1165
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1995
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$595
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$4156
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
77
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
1.66M
639K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 6% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 2198th and 1856th ($1887 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1553rd 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 53rd in the United States, while ranked 238th and 216th 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
$16.1
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$68.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$2485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$1059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$1296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$16775

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1851
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2032
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1703
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1968
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2109
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1923
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1978
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1813
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1908
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1969
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1728
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1926
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1987
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1833
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1975
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1880
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1849
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1880
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1955
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2109
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1909
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2291
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1939
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2397
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1700
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1876
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1713
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2260
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1905
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1662
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1561
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1936
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614