Cost of living comparison
Las Vegas is 24.7% more expensive than Barcelona.
- Restaurants
-
pay 14.6% more in Las Vegas
- Groceries
-
pay 34.8% more in Las Vegas
- Transportation
-
pay 31.8% more in Las Vegas
- Housing
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pay 43.6% more in Las Vegas
- Childcare
-
pay 17.9% more in Las Vegas
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.1% more in Las Vegas
- Clothing
-
pay 13.1% less in Las Vegas
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, childcare, and restaurants in Las Vegas are more expensive than in Barcelona.
If you lived in Las Vegas instead of Barcelona, you would:
pay 14.6% more for restaurants
Barcelona
|
Las Vegas
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.15
€15.04
|
$20.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.34
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.23
|
$2.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.67
|
$2.37
|
|
pay 34.8% more for groceries
Barcelona
|
Las Vegas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
€1.58
|
$3.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.89
€6.92
|
$6.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
€3.76
|
$3.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€2.86
|
$3.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.15
€3.64
|
$4.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$2.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.77
|
$0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.88
|
$1.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.99
|
$1.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.73
|
$1.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.71
|
$1.21
|
|
pay 31.8% more for transportation
Barcelona
|
Las Vegas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.73
€5.90
|
$4.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€20.68
|
$64.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,473.26
€30,238.39
|
$36,457.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€17.86
|
$17.22
|
|
pay 43.6% more for housing
Barcelona
|
Las Vegas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.02
€32.47
|
$72.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,371.48
€1,203.00
|
$1,504.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,029.44
€902.98
|
$1,372.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.15
€120.30
|
$186.57
|
|
pay 17.9% more for childcare
Barcelona
|
Las Vegas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$635.96
€557.84
|
$997.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,241.07
€10,737.31
|
$9,666.67
|
|
pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports
Barcelona
|
Las Vegas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.29
|
$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
€2.14
|
$5.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.17
|
$9.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.24
€43.19
|
$25.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.45
€9.17
|
$12.50
|
|
pay 13.1% less for clothing
Barcelona
|
Las Vegas
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.23
€72.13
|
$46.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.25
€31.80
|
$42.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.65
€85.65
|
$84.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.84
€97.23
|
$95.73
|
|
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