Barcelona vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2437
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$444
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
77
😀 Quality of life
88
64
🏙️ Population
1.66M
9.94M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 91% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 2198th and 5792nd ($1887 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.5 months in Lima. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 238th and 4404th 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
$16.1
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
10.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$1773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$8320

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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 Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$779
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$726
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$780
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$770
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722