Barcelona vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barcelona	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$1995
🏠 One person rent	$1308	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$2082	$452
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$93.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2324	$569
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	98	29
😀 Quality of life	90	47
🏙️ Population	1.73M	1.58M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 145% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 1659th and 6442nd ($2129 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 117th in Spain and Mexico, respectively. Check Spain vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.7 months in Leon. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Leon ranked 49th in Mexico, while ranked 174th and 7043rd 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	$17.3	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1098	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2417	$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$40.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.04%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7636	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5246	$1316
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.1	$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.6	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$866	$203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16301	$3154

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1367
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1588
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1584
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1145
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1142
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1524
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1749
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1506
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1245
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1830
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1328
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1494
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1202
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1166
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1474
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1658
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1596
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1271
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1558
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1408
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2775
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1644
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1351
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1812

Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$941
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$874
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$920
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$962
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$817
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$961
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$993
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1005
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1255
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$935
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1069
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1349
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$968
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$864
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1003
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$994
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$814
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$932
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$914
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$977
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1161
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832