Barcelona vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$4161
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1821
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$3710
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
35
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
1.66M
679K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 6% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 2198th and 2613th ($1887 vs $1775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1951st 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 El Paso. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs El Paso ranked 134th in the United States, while ranked 238th and 532nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs El Paso

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Barcelona El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$3.72
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$945
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1654
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$1759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$3.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$7.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$6.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$6.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$671
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$7468

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Cities near Barcelona

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

Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1834
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1613
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1636
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1805
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1847
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$778
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1834
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$854
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2111
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$803
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2230
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$792
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1682
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1954
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$1986
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2026
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1629
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$786
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2040
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2067
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2052
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2618
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2176
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1715
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2003
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2313
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2338
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$854
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2398
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2372
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2414
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2352