Barcelona vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$6532
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
80
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
1.73M
737K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 33% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1722nd and 142nd ($2116 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 101st 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 Seattle. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 205th and 32nd 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
$17.8
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$28950

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173