Barcelona vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$5513
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$1519
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$2603
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$660
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$4167
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
98
67
😀 Quality of life
90
75
🏙️ Population
1.7M
504K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 14% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 1764th and 998th ($2087 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 876th 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 1.7 months in Mesa. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Mesa ranked 578th in the United States, while ranked 229th and 1816th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Mesa

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Barcelona Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$5.98
 Cappuccino
$3.44
$5.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$1553
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$1210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$2487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$2225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$242
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$82.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$5.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$5.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$9.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$9.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$4.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$1207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$15463

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Mesa

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Gilbert
$2447
10 km or 6.5 mi Tempe
$2448
12 km or 7.7 mi Scottsdale
$2332
12 km or 7.7 mi Chandler
$2349
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Hills
$2371
25 km or 15 mi Queen Creek
$3031
26 km or 16 mi Phoenix
$2340
26 km or 16 mi Apache Junction
$2491
39 km or 24 mi Glendale
$1977
42 km or 26 mi Peoria
$2344
45 km or 28 mi Maricopa
$2320
48 km or 30 mi Avondale
$2523
49 km or 30 mi Goodyear
$2481
51 km or 31 mi El Mirage
$2322
55 km or 34 mi Surprise
$2353
59 km or 37 mi Florence
$2466
59 km or 37 mi Casa Grande
$2403
71 km or 44 mi Buckeye
$2365
132 km or 82 mi Marana
$2084
136 km or 85 mi Oro Valley
$2060
138 km or 86 mi Prescott
$2348
140 km or 87 mi Prescott Valley
$2341
141 km or 88 mi Casas Adobes
$2021
157 km or 98 mi Tucson
$1940
183 km or 114 mi Sahuarita
$2046
199 km or 124 mi Flagstaff
$2598
244 km or 152 mi Nogales
$2095
247 km or 154 mi Nogales
$727
254 km or 158 mi Sierra Vista
$1612
257 km or 160 mi Blythe
$2757
258 km or 160 mi Lake Havasu
$2021
272 km or 169 mi Yuma
$1760
283 km or 176 mi Kingman
$1883
292 km or 182 mi San Luis
$1911
293 km or 182 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$965
301 km or 187 mi Caborca
$881
316 km or 196 mi Agua Prieta
$813
316 km or 196 mi Bullhead
$1855
348 km or 216 mi Brawley
$2751
349 km or 217 mi Mexicali
$945