Barcelona vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2044
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$571
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
98
29
😀 Quality of life
90
45
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.58M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 139% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 1722nd and 6426th ($2116 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 112th 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 0.6 months in Leon. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Leon ranked 56th in Mexico, while ranked 205th and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Leon

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Barcelona Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$40.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$1323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$3118

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Cities near Barcelona

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

Cities near Leon

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$910
33 km or 20 mi Silao
$914
37 km or 23 mi Lagos de Moreno
$1007
45 km or 28 mi Guanajuato
$817
60 km or 38 mi Irapuato
$910
79 km or 49 mi Salamanca
$950
100 km or 62 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
103 km or 64 mi Cortazar
$894
106 km or 66 mi Aguascalientes
$999
111 km or 69 mi Celaya
$803
116 km or 72 mi Yuriria
$952
131 km or 81 mi La Barca
$990
136 km or 84 mi San Luis Potosi
$1028
141 km or 88 mi Zamora
$983
145 km or 90 mi Zacapu
$1023
147 km or 91 mi Queretaro
$1241
166 km or 103 mi Morelia
$926
176 km or 110 mi Rioverde
$1044
178 km or 110 mi Tlaquepaque
$784
180 km or 112 mi Guadalajara
$1241
183 km or 114 mi Zapopan
$1280
193 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$899
193 km or 120 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
206 km or 128 mi Zacatecas
$664
236 km or 147 mi Apatzingan
$946
243 km or 151 mi Ciudad Guzman
$925
251 km or 156 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
259 km or 161 mi Fresnillo
$866
292 km or 181 mi Ciudad Valles
$1007
293 km or 182 mi Toluca
$986
299 km or 186 mi Colima
$806
305 km or 189 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
307 km or 190 mi Zumpango
$934
307 km or 191 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
309 km or 192 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
310 km or 193 mi Tultepec
$917
313 km or 195 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
314 km or 195 mi Naucalpan
$975
318 km or 197 mi Autlan
$1157
322 km or 200 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842