Barcelona vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$463
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$927
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$81
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$841
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
98
49
😀 Quality of life
88
57
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.46M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 71% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 2423rd and 5084th ($1773 vs $1035) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 23rd in Spain and Mexico, respectively. Check Spain vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.8 months in Guadalajara. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Guadalajara ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 193rd and 5724th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1139
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$24.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
11.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$2720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$7804

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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
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Tlaquepaque
$785
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Zapopan
$1217
92 km or 57 mi La Barca
$873
108 km or 67 mi Ciudad Guzman
$867
135 km or 84 mi Zamora
$865
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$854
159 km or 99 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$818
164 km or 102 mi Colima
$672
165 km or 103 mi Lagos de Moreno
$846
173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$818
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$812
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$681
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$881
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$789
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1303
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$912
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$774
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$830
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$741
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$763
219 km or 136 mi Sayulita
$1094
221 km or 137 mi Guanajuato
$1076
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$707
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$812
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$630
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$774
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$765
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$682
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$784
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$984
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$996
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$900
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$915
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$994
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$793
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$781
425 km or 264 mi Mazatlan
$1185