Barcelona vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barcelona	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1308	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$2082	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2324	$4482
😷 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 38% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1659th and 62nd ($2129 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 47th 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 1.1 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 174th and 50th 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	$17.3	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1098	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2417	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.04%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7636	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5246	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.1	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.6	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$866	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16301	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000