Barcelona vs Fresno - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Fresno
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$2083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$5212
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$1287
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$2076
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$3882
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
42
😀 Quality of life
88
65
🏙️ Population
1.64M
542K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 15% less expensive than in Fresno. Cities ranked 2423rd and 1603rd ($1773 vs $2083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1421st 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 1.9 months in Fresno. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Fresno ranked 1706th in the United States, while ranked 193rd and 4568th 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
$15.3
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$58.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$6.99
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$1125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$2105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$1727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$2718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$22.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$3.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$4.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$2655
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$31096

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2144
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2314
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2343
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2535
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2372
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2344
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2372
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2439
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2153
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2248
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2351
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2149
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2313
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2665
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2478
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2514
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2393
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2239
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2498
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2592
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2702
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2814
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2638
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2111
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2400
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2271
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2126
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$2952
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1945
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3009
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2205
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2434
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2417
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$2908
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2356
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2141
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$2035
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2660
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2140