Barcelona vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$7962
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$2395
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$4150
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$737
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$5553
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
86
😀 Quality of life
90
91
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.39M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 40% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1722nd and 50th ($2116 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 38th 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 San Diego. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 205th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs San Diego

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Barcelona San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$8.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$26517

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$3033
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3040
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1295
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2948
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2995
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3243
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1141
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3261
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2995
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3245
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2976
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3251
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2927
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2676
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2963
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3070
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$3030
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2758
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2815
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2621
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$968
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2554
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2767
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2697
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2804