Barcelona vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$4532
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1976
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$4332
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
61
😀 Quality of life
88
87
🏙️ Population
1.66M
246K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 1% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 2198th and 2276th ($1887 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1806th 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 2.3 months in Louisville. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 238th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Louisville

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Barcelona Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$5.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$13601

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Cities near Barcelona

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 Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1896
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1888
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1759
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1911
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1451
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1784
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1900
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1786
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1784
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2092
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1921
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2124
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1651
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1975
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1549
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1775
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2464
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1912
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1978
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1896
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1746
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1877
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1837
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1317
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1764
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1927
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1929
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2187
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1852
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$1999
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1436
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1745
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1856
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1822
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1954