Barcelona vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$4600
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$1171
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$2026
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$578
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$3578
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
34
😀 Quality of life
87
80
🏙️ Population
1.7M
543K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 6% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2276th and 1962nd ($1841 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1679th 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 1.8 months in Tucson. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 270th and 561st 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
$15
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$5.95
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$14.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$15495

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

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16 km or 9.9 mi Casas Adobes
$2027
23 km or 14 mi Oro Valley
$2056
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$2073
33 km or 20 mi Sahuarita
$2037
97 km or 60 mi Nogales
$2077
97 km or 60 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
100 km or 62 mi Nogales
$830
101 km or 62 mi Florence
$2319
106 km or 66 mi Casa Grande
$2296
133 km or 83 mi Queen Creek
$2353
140 km or 87 mi Maricopa
$2281
145 km or 90 mi Apache Junction
$2342
148 km or 92 mi Chandler
$2306
149 km or 93 mi Gilbert
$2417
157 km or 98 mi Mesa
$2413
164 km or 102 mi Agua Prieta
$791
164 km or 102 mi Tempe
$2423
169 km or 105 mi Scottsdale
$2524
171 km or 106 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
181 km or 112 mi Phoenix
$2395
189 km or 118 mi Avondale
$2525
190 km or 118 mi Goodyear
$2468
193 km or 120 mi Glendale
$1979
195 km or 121 mi Peoria
$2342
201 km or 125 mi Buckeye
$2388
202 km or 126 mi El Mirage
$2304
204 km or 126 mi Caborca
$788
206 km or 128 mi Surprise
$2328
295 km or 183 mi Prescott Valley
$2423
295 km or 183 mi Prescott
$2466
337 km or 210 mi Flagstaff
$2543
347 km or 216 mi Hermosillo
$814
350 km or 217 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$797
350 km or 217 mi Yuma
$1815
361 km or 225 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$823
362 km or 225 mi San Luis
$1947
376 km or 233 mi Blythe
$2763
391 km or 243 mi Las Cruces
$1695
403 km or 250 mi Lake Havasu
$2013
419 km or 260 mi Gallup
$2262