Barcelona vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$6464
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$1786
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$2984
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$4579
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
54
😀 Quality of life
87
86
🏙️ Population
1.7M
525K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 35% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 2276th and 313th ($1841 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 277th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 270th and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Sacramento

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Barcelona Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$7.64
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$20.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$134
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$29998

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$907

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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

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2708
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2765
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2744
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2848
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2832
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2816
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2684
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2560
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2869
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2612
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2762
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3102
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2624
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3212
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3551
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2732
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2188
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2977
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2170
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3193
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2938
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3015
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3453
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2767
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2778
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2780
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2412
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2816
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2646
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2622
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2932
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3048
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2135
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2840
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2888
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3785
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$3045