Barcelona vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$3896
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$871
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1588
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$3848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
35
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
1.64M
679K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 10% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 2423rd and 3024th ($1773 vs $1613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2082nd 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 2.4 months in El Paso. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs El Paso ranked 1464th in the United States, while ranked 193rd and 4017th 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
$15.3
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$3.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$796
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$648
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$7.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$5.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$63.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$11022

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1126
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1696
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1567
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1692
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$932
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1792
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1818
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$881
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1798
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1010
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2227
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$935
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2165
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2213
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$924
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1691
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$2042
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2043
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2076
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1618
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$874
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2096
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$1833
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2105
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2066
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2013
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1710
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1927
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2340
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2341
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2368
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1860
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$914
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2312
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2392
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2427
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2353