Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Aarhus Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Aarhus

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 24% cheaper than Aarhus without rent, and 1.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 26.5% cheaper than Aarhus without rent, and 10.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.08 €14.72

$23.17 DKK 149

-26.28%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$69.5 €59.9

$117 DKK 750

-40.41%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.87 €11.95

$13.78 DKK 88.6

0.65%

Cappuccino

$2.75 €2.37

$7.00 DKK 45.01

-60.71%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.72 €2.34

$4.83 DKK 31.08

-43.69%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$3.18 DKK 20.46

-37.74%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.82

$9.03 DKK 58.1

-50.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.61 €3.98

$7.87 DKK 50.6

-41.42%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.28 €1.11

$2.05 DKK 13.17

-37.56%

White Bread (500g)

$2.05 €1.77

$3.15 DKK 20.28

-34.92%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.93 €1.67

$2.50 DKK 16.06

-22.80%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.98

$4.87 DKK 31.28

-28.95%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.86 €16.26

$13.51 DKK 86.9

39.60%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.52 €8.21

$10.92 DKK 70.2

-12.82%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.88 €16.28

$15.79 DKK 102

19.57%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$3.04 DKK 19.56

-14.14%

Banana (1kg)

$2.46 €2.12

$3.38 DKK 21.72

-27.22%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.18 €1.88

$3.65 DKK 23.48

-40.27%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.85 €2.46

$5.87 DKK 37.76

-51.45%

Potato (1kg)

$1.95 €1.68

$2.30 DKK 14.79

-15.22%

Onion (1kg)

$1.85 €1.59

$1.79 DKK 11.48

3.35%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.46 €1.26

$2.32 DKK 14.91

-37.07%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 €0.78

$0.83 DKK 5.31

9.64%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.10 €6.12

$9.98 DKK 64.2

-28.86%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.15 €6.16

$10.53 DKK 67.7

-32.10%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.23

$2.00 DKK 12.85

-28.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.32 €2.00

$2.11 DKK 13.58

9.95%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.00 €2.59

$3.78 DKK 24.33

-20.63%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.36 €24.45

$64.7 DKK 416

-56.16%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.56 €3.93

$7.81 DKK 50.2

-41.61%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.12 €1.83

$1.76 DKK 11.31

20.45%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.59 €25.50

$60.4 DKK 388

-50.98%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.86 €1.61

$2.22 DKK 14.28

-16.22%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$38.5K €33.2K

$48.5K DKK 312.1K

-20.69%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$32.5K €28.0K

$48.8K DKK 313.6K

-33.43%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$184 €159

$205 DKK 1,320

-10.16%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$22.87 €19.72

$20.12 DKK 129

13.67%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.73 €32.52

$41.29 DKK 266

-8.62%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$58.0 €49.99

$48.81 DKK 314

18.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.16 €18.24

$34.41 DKK 221

-38.51%

Cinema Ticket

$11.17 €9.63

$18.33 DKK 118

-39.06%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$704 €607

$753 DKK 4,842

-6.50%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.9K €12.9K

$5,893 DKK 37.9K

153.41%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$87.4 €75.4

$101 DKK 650

-13.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.30 €32.15

$36.12 DKK 232

3.27%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$104 €89.6

$120 DKK 769

-13.07%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$194 DKK 1,248

-39.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,534 €1,322

$1,440 DKK 9,256

6.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,227 €1,057

$1,000 DKK 6,433

22.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,779 €2,395

$2,118 DKK 13.6K

31.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,014 €1,736

$1,819 DKK 11.7K

10.73%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,981 €6,018

$7,951 DKK 51.1K

-12.20%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,821 €4,155

$5,527 DKK 35.5K

-12.78%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,473 €2,132

$4,401 DKK 28.3K

-43.81%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

4.38

-22.60%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Barcelona: January 11, 2026

Last update for Aarhus: January 12, 2026

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