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 4.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 26.1% cheaper than Aarhus without rent, and 13.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$23.16 DKK 149

-24.83%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$114 DKK 736

-39.87%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$14.13 DKK 91.1

-2.97%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$6.84 DKK 44.1

-59.36%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$4.66 DKK 30.05

-39.91%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$3.2 DKK 20.63

-38.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$9.49 DKK 61.2

-53.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$7.72 DKK 49.73

-41.32%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$2.08 DKK 13.4

-40.38%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$3.3 DKK 21.25

-38.48%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.61 DKK 16.79

-24.14%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$4.99 DKK 32.13

-30.66%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$13.64 DKK 87.9

34.31%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$10.64 DKK 68.5

-7.71%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$16.21 DKK 104

18.69%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$3.02 DKK 19.49

-13.58%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$3.36 DKK 21.64

-30.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$3.54 DKK 22.82

-40.40%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$5.95 DKK 38.34

-53.45%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$2.31 DKK 14.92

-11.69%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$1.78 DKK 11.45

-0.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$2.32 DKK 14.94

-35.34%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$0.78 DKK 5.05

8.97%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$10.29 DKK 66.3

-31.97%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$9.51 DKK 61.3

-25.03%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$1.91 DKK 12.3

-25.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$2.05 DKK 13.23

11.71%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$3.82 DKK 24.61

-20.94%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$66.1 DKK 426

-56.17%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$7.54 DKK 48.58

-39.12%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$1.74 DKK 11.19

16.09%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$62.1 DKK 400

-52.37%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 €1.56

$2.18 DKK 14.02

-16.97%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$48.2K DKK 310.5K

-20.33%

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

$32.4K €28K

$49.2K DKK 316.9K

-34.16%

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

$190 €164

$206 DKK 1,329

-8.10%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$20.13 DKK 130

10.18%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$42.49 DKK 274

-14.40%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$48.14 DKK 310

19.21%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

$35.03 DKK 226

-40.19%

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$18.28 DKK 118

-40.92%

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

$732 €632

$729 DKK 4,700

0.35%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$5,832 DKK 37.6K

159.31%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$103 DKK 666

-16.02%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$36 DKK 232

2.17%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$121 DKK 778

-15.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$197 DKK 1,270

-40.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$1,432 DKK 9,224

10.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$997 DKK 6,425

23.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$2,142 DKK 13.8K

26.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$1,852 DKK 11.9K

9.47%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,602 €5,700

$7,070 DKK 45.5K

-6.62%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,045 €4,356

$4,634 DKK 29.9K

8.87%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,198 €1,898

$4,269 DKK 27.5K

-48.51%

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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Aarhus: October 29, 2025

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