Barcelona vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barcelona	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2087	$3178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4665	$7315
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$2065	$3715
🍽️ Food expenses	$498	$767
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2248	$4255
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	98	84
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	1.7M	442K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 34% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 1764th and 118th ($2087 vs $3178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 88th 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 1.3 months in Miami. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Miami ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 229th and 119th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Miami

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	Barcelona	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1373	$2504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1063	$1788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$4582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$3236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.22%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6508	$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4968	$3867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$5.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.04	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.4	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$1514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15137	$25246

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101