Barcelona vs Fresno - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Fresno
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$2277
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$5358
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$1457
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$2561
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$566
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$3885
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
42
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
1.66M
542K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 17% less expensive than in Fresno. Cities ranked 2198th and 1183rd ($1887 vs $2277) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1044th 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 1.7 months in Fresno. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Fresno ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 238th and 575th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Fresno

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Barcelona Fresno
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$70.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$7.07
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$1283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$2130
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$200
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$79.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$2737
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$2718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$18.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$979
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$30020

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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 Fresno

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2281
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2409
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2427
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2614
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2424
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2386
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2412
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2498
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2079
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2231
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2151
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2374
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2758
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2500
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2557
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2570
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2401
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2557
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2735
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2852
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2963
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2706
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2312
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2532
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2428
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2187
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3118
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$2016
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$2897
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2271
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2561
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2557
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3527
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2970
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2250
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$2839
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2868
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2194