Barcelona vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$5394
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$1281
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$2031
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$4606
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
98
100
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
1.73M
2.3M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 7% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 1722nd and 1354th ($2116 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1137th 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 months in Houston. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 205th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Houston

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Barcelona Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$6.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$22380

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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$2228
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$2150
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$2094
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$2260
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2071
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2112
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2136
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2297
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2386
41 km or 25 mi League
$2102
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2072
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2114
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2738
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2048
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1836
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1897
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2112
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2022
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1605
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1913
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$2000
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1900
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1887
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2226
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1971
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1904
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1510
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2115
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2444
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2027
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2153
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2237
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2125
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2229
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2171
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2200
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2187
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2285
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2059
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2221