Barcelona vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barcelona	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$1308	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$2082	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2324	$3964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	98	33
😀 Quality of life	90	84
🏙️ Population	1.73M	543K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 10% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1659th and 2237th ($2129 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1697th 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 Tucson. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 174th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Tucson

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	Barcelona	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1098	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2417	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.04%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7636	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5246	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.1	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.6	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$866	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16301	$15759

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212