Barcelona vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2292
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$410
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
77
😀 Quality of life
88
64
🏙️ Population
1.64M
9.94M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 90% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 2423rd and 5780th ($1773 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Peru, respectively. Check Spain vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.4 months in Lima. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 193rd and 4655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Lima

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Barcelona Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$6.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$7186

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Cities near Barcelona

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

Cities near Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731