Barcelona vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
92
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
1.7M
9.21M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 57% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1764th and 4418th ($2087 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 0.7 months in Mexico City. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 229th and 3317th 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
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$11015

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Cities near Barcelona

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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030