Barcelona vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$10033
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$2960
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$5380
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$886
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$5544
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
100
😀 Quality of life
87
95
🏙️ Population
1.7M
8.8M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 59% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 2276th and 3rd ($1841 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 270th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs New York City

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Barcelona New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$173
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$21465

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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
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3111