Barcelona vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$1122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
93
😀 Quality of life
90
73
🏙️ Population
1.73M
9.21M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 44% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1659th and 4074th ($2129 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Spain and Mexico, respectively. Check Spain vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 174th and 2482nd 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
$17.3
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$13182

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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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005