Barcelona vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$7707
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$2168
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$3725
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$4258
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
98
99
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
1.73M
3.9M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 37% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1722nd and 72nd ($2116 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 52nd in Spain and the United States, respectively. Check Spain vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 205th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Los Angeles

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Barcelona Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$8.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$28004

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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 Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2993
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2769
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3020
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3328
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2698
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2880
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3157
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3057
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2894
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2842
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2770
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3051
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2847
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3193
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2702
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2688
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3588
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2815
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2974