Barcelona vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$6139
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
87
😀 Quality of life
90
91
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.01M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 46% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1659th and 8th ($2129 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 San Jose, United States. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 174th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs San Jose, United States

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Barcelona San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$23151

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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 Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273