Barcelona vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$4088
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$1008
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$1727
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$3260
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
34
😀 Quality of life
90
85
🏙️ Population
1.73M
679K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 19% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 1659th and 2822nd ($2129 vs $1796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1955th 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 1.8 months in El Paso. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs El Paso ranked 145th in the United States, while ranked 174th and 437th 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
$17.3
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$1021
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$796
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$1705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$1458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$1769
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$1792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$6901

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Cities near Barcelona

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

Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1850
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1665
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1747
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$910
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1844
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1938
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$863
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1920
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1053
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1654
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2029
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$1095
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2089
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2196
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$990
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$2025
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1933
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2153
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2070
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1776
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$771
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2060
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2011
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2212
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2089
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2212
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2237
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1878
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1993
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2454
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2482
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2374
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2988
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1972
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$1097
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2417
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2378
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2367
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2373