Barcelona vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barcelona	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1887	$1325
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$3635
🏠 One person rent	$1118	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1805	$1602
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2221	$765
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	98	41
😀 Quality of life	88	54
🏙️ Population	1.66M	580K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 42% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 2198th and 4282nd ($1887 vs $1325) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Spain and Jamaica, respectively. Check Spain vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 238th and 5962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Kingston

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	Barcelona	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$7.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$3.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2081	$2261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$1187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$96.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.6	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6469	$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4528	$1690
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.1	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$4.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.07	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.4	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.7	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11932	$2136

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Cities near Barcelona

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 Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$783
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1046
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$849
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$821
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$978
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2117
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1558
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1280
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1824
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$513
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$514
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1525
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1405
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$527
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$536
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$524
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1260
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3644
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1103
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$727
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$728