Barcelona vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barcelona	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$1308	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$2082	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2324	$6618
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	80
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	1.73M	737K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 33% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1659th and 126th ($2129 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 94th 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 174th and 147th 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	$17.3	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1098	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2417	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.04%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7636	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5246	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.1	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.6	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$866	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16301	$30033

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098