Barcelona vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$643
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
77
😀 Quality of life
90
70
🏙️ Population
1.73M
9.94M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 97% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1722nd and 5141st ($2116 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.6 months in Lima. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 205th and 4052nd 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
$17.8
$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1036
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$2206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$1546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$215
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$9668

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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 Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$844
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$796
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$752
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$611
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$618
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$662
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$739
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$608
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$661
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$540
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$664
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$746
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$534
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$596
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$691
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$617
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$607
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$676
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$661
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$619
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$652
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$605
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$630
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$660
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$571
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$605
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$650
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$594
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$714
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$668
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$461
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$760
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$727
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$590
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$812
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$822
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$665
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$675
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$755