Barcelona vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$4341
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$1070
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$4016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
60
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
1.73M
246K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 15% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 1659th and 2604th ($2129 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1876th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Louisville ranked 102nd in the United States, while ranked 174th and 326th 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
$17.3
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$5.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$16070

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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 Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1897
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1906
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1859
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1730
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1611
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1813
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1853
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1714
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2100
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1942
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2126
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1650
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2045
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1785
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1881
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2392
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2051
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1968
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1761
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$2002
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1989
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1984
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1913
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1365
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1808
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2060
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1860
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2405
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1795
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1900
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2088
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1617
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1919
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1843
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1877
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2035