Cost of Living Comparison Between Bangor and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Bangor and Barcelona

😐 Solo nomad: Bangor is 31.4% more expensive than Barcelona without rent, and 19.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Bangor is 1% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 8.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Bangor
Barcelona
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$24.35 £17.92
$17.41 €15.03
39.86%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$83.5 £61.5
$68.7 €59.3
21.55%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.21 £7.51
$13.71 €11.84
-25.53%
Cappuccino
$4.53 £3.34
$2.78 €2.4
62.95%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.96 £1.44
$2.8 €2.42
-30.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.92 £1.41
$1.98 €1.71
-3.03%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.59 £4.85
$4.43 €3.83
48.76%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$7.42 £5.46
$4.53 €3.91
63.80%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Bangor
Barcelona
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.84 £1.36
$1.24 €1.07
48.39%
White Bread (500g)
$2.32 £1.71
$2.03 €1.75
14.29%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.26 £1.66
$1.98 €1.71
14.14%
Eggs
$3.99 £2.94
$3.46 €2.99
15.32%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.9 £7.28
$18.32 €15.82
-45.96%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$10.92 £8.03
$9.82 €8.47
11.20%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.27 £10.5
$19.24 €16.61
-25.83%
Apples (1kg)
$3.16 £2.33
$2.61 €2.25
21.07%
Banana (1kg)
$1.65 £1.21
$2.34 €2.02
-29.49%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.9 £2.13
$2.11 €1.82
37.44%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.43 £2.52
$2.77 €2.39
23.83%
Potato (1kg)
$1.67 £1.23
$2.04 €1.76
-18.14%
Onion (1kg)
$1.53 £1.13
$1.77 €1.53
-13.56%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.06 £0.78
$1.5 €1.3
-29.33%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.53 £1.13
$0.85 €0.73
80.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$19.33 £14.22
$7 €6.04
176.14%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.46 £7.7
$7.13 €6.16
46.70%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.81 £2.07
$1.43 €1.24
96.50%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.24 £2.38
$2.29 €1.98
41.48%
🚌 Getting Around
Bangor
Barcelona
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$4.01 £2.95
$3.02 €2.6
32.78%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$90 £66.3
$28.97 €25.01
210.77%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.89 £3.6
$4.59 €3.96
6.54%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.83 £1.34
$2.02 €1.74
-9.41%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$22.82 £16.8
$29.56 €25.53
-22.80%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.01 £1.48
$1.81 €1.56
11.05%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.3K £28.2K
$38.4K €33.1K
-0.21%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.3K £30.4K
$32.4K €28K
27.55%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Bangor
Barcelona
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$293 £216
$190 €164
54.53%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$24.59 £18.1
$22.18 €19.15
10.87%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$40.61 £29.89
$36.37 €31.4
11.66%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Bangor
Barcelona
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$44.29 £32.59
$57.4 €49.55
-22.83%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.53 £15.11
$20.95 €18.09
-2.00%
Cinema Ticket
$10.84 £7.97
$10.8 €9.33
0.37%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Bangor
Barcelona
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,570 £1,156
$732 €632
114.49%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$18.7K £13.8K
$15.1K €13.1K
23.60%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Bangor
Barcelona
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$84.6 £62.3
$86.8 €74.9
-2.48%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$42.79 £31.49
$36.78 €31.76
16.34%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$107 £78.5
$102 €88.2
4.36%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$120 £88.4
$117 €101
2.67%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Bangor
Barcelona
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$623 £458
$1,581 €1,365
-60.59%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$518 £382
$1,230 €1,062
-57.85%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,291 £950
$2,707 €2,337
-52.31%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,083 £797
$2,028 €1,751
-46.58%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$6,602 €5,700
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$5,045 €4,356
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Bangor
Barcelona
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,360 £1,736
$2,198 €1,898
7.33%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.5
3.39
62.24%

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Last update for Bangor: October 28, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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