Austin vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$1887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$1118
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$1805
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$2221
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	98
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	962K	1.66M

The cost of living in Austin is 31% more expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 812th and 2198th ($2473 vs $1887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 6th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.2 months in Barcelona. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 116th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Barcelona

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	Austin	Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$4.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$1205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$2081
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$6469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$4528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$6.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$65.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$11932

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1573
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1577
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1507
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1507
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1105
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1134
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1259
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1240
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1571
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1485
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1309
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1245
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1391
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1499
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1177
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1094
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1344
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1548
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1456
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1244
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1551
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1439
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1274
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2685
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1531
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1581