Barcelona vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barcelona	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2116	$3212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4761	$7752
🏠 One person rent	$1285	$2040
🏘️ Family rent	$2102	$3618
🍽️ Food expenses	$515	$832
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2516	$5293
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	97
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	1.73M	441K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 34% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1722nd and 124th ($2116 vs $3212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 86th 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 1.6 months in Oakland. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Oakland ranked 10th in the United States, while ranked 205th and 65th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Oakland

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	Barcelona	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$25.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1395	$1880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1073	$1835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2392	$3381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$3346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.08%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7050	$7626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4924	$6332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.17	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.4	$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$4.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$7.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$6.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$6.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$6.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$2.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.46	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.25	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$777	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16675	$20916

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Cities near Barcelona

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

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3277
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3242
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3058
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3007
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3073
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4040
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2929
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3083
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3058
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2910
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3778
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3252
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2859
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3264
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3282
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3346
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2929
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2783
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3604
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3831
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3255
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3137
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2807
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3094
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4102
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3593
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3359
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2380
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3261
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3771
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3589
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3395