Barcelona vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barcelona	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2116	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4761	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1285	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$2102	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$515	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2516	$3744
😷 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 1722nd and 2278th ($2116 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1724th 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 1.9 months in Tucson. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 205th and 490th 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	$17.8	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1395	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1073	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2392	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.08%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7050	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4924	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.17	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.4	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.46	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.25	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$777	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16675	$15659

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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

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190