Barcelona vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barcelona	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1841	$2064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4103	$4936
🏠 One person rent	$1100	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$2122
🍽️ Food expenses	$452	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2025	$3270
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	77
😀 Quality of life	87	86
🏙️ Population	1.7M	639K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 11% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 2276th and 1678th ($1841 vs $2064) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1488th 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 Detroit. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Detroit ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 270th and 315th 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	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$5.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1176	$1182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$960
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1446	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$59.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5914	$1377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4127	$1283
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.26	$9.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$635	$1288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13290	$16893

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1454
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1393
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1431
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1361
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1415
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1428
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1089
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1076
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1217
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1539
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1338
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1235
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1592
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1197
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1275
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1093
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1071
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1233
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1470
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1391
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1131
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1150
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1499
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1369
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1220
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2528
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1472
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1522

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527