Barcelona vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
90
😀 Quality of life
88
66
🏙️ Population
1.64M
9.21M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 38% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2423rd and 4206th ($1773 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 8th in Spain and Mexico, respectively. Check Spain vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 193rd and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Mexico City

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Barcelona Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$10204

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881