Barcelona vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$1028
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
93
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
1.73M
9.21M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 48% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1722nd and 4274th ($2116 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 0.7 months in Mexico City. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 205th and 3354th 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
$17.8
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$11420

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023