Barcelona vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$8814
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$2859
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$4660
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$850
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$7874
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
98
97
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
1.73M
874K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 48% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 1659th and 7th ($2129 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 1.9 months in San Francisco. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 174th and 22nd 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
$17.3
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$15.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$8.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$3199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$2521
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$4951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$4247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
6.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$10798
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$9079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$2.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$5.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$5.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$7.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$31.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$74.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$2190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$21216

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3264
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3252
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3559
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3273
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$3049
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3204
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3261
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$3070
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3245
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3102
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3276
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3086
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3310
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3043
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4178
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3797
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3588
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2906
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2893
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3577
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2822
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2968
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3357
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2905
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3873
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3075
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2848
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2393
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3181
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2804
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2748
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3357
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3234
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3808