Barcelona vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$6392
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
80
😀 Quality of life
88
92
🏙️ Population
1.66M
737K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 35% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2198th and 206th ($1887 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 238th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Seattle

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Barcelona Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$28179

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Cities near Barcelona

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

Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263