Barcelona vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$8717
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$2600
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$4501
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$806
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$7795
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
98
97
😀 Quality of life
88
97
🏙️ Population
1.66M
874K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 50% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 2198th and 9th ($1887 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 238th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs San Francisco

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Barcelona San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$8.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$31050

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3146
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3152
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3048
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3293
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4155
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3672
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3473
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2831
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2949
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3804
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2981
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2931
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2714
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2922
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2986
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3176
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2845
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2726
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3288
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3010
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3610