Cost of living comparison
United States is 28.6% more expensive than Barcelona.
If you lived in United States instead of Barcelona, you would:
pay 4.6% more for restaurants
Barcelona
|
United States
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.39
€14.28
|
$18.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
€2.12
|
$2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.51
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 60.8% more for groceries
Barcelona
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
€1.39
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.29
€5.83
|
$5.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.15
€3.85
|
$3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
€2.62
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
€3.43
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 9.7% less for transportation
Barcelona
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
€7.36
|
$3.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.80
|
$63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,485.14
€25,499.34
|
$25,096.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.89
€19.38
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 34.5% more for housing
Barcelona
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.78
€37.84
|
$70.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,192.31
€1,106.16
|
$1,528.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$937.94
€870.18
|
$1,282.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.37
€129.30
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 79.0% more for childcare
Barcelona
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$515.64
€478.39
|
$1,137.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,618.52
€10,779.08
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 42.9% more for entertainment and sports
Barcelona
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
€2.17
|
$4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
$8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.05
€45.51
|
$42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.18
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
Barcelona
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.71
€73.95
|
$45.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
€31.16
|
$36.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.22
€84.63
|
$79.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.19
€103.16
|
$109.59
|
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