Barcelona vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$5396
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$1281
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$2321
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$685
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$82
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$3816
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
98
85
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
1.7M
384K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 17% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 2276th and 1304th ($1841 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1179th 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs New Orleans ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 270th and 264th 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
$15
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$98.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$5.5
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$1460
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$987
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$1899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$2090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$3.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$8.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$4.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$61.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$142
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$1564
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$10189

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2114
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$1974
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1726
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$2003
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1767
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1583
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$2174
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2050
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2015
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1781
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1828
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2119
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1709
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1807
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1941
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1895
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1825
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1868
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1958
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1894
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1874
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2083
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2252
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1954
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2046
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1772
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2072
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2037
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2092
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2213
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$2020
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1986
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$2037
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$1979
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1581
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1923
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1907
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1805
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1673
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$1989