Barcelona vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$2226
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$5309
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$1279
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$2217
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$693
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$3883
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
98
85
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
1.73M
384K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 5% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 1722nd and 1435th ($2116 vs $2226) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1194th 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 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs New Orleans ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 205th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs New Orleans

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Barcelona New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$23.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$2576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$1749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$3.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$1551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$10147

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2143
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$2038
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1772
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$2062
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1720
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1705
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$2146
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2045
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2052
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1753
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1852
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2077
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1693
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1797
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1933
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1807
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1698
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1672
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1950
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1812
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1809
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2095
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2240
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1953
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2099
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1766
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2093
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2023
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2102
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2244
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1881
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1904
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1971
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$1992
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1615
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1917
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1900
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1844
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1605
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$1962