Barcelona vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$2070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$5001
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$1144
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$1987
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$3437
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
77
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
1.73M
639K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 3% more expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 1659th and 1839th ($2129 vs $2070) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1457th 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 1.7 months in Detroit. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Detroit ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 174th and 319th 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
$17.3
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$7.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$2423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$67.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$1855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$1282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$88.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$1375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$16262

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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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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600