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

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 24.1% cheaper than Aarhus without rent, and 4.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 24.8% cheaper than Aarhus without rent, and 12.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.64 €14.96

$22.86 DKK 145

-22.83%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.1 €57.8

$116 DKK 736

-41.43%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.96 €11.84

$14.13 DKK 89.4

-1.20%

Cappuccino

$2.76 €2.34

$7.16 DKK 45.34

-61.45%

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

$2.76 €2.34

$4.65 DKK 29.41

-40.65%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.97 €1.67

$3.09 DKK 19.57

-36.25%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.53 €3.84

$9.18 DKK 58.1

-50.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.84

$7.55 DKK 47.78

-40.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.05

$2.03 DKK 12.85

-38.92%

White Bread (500g)

$2.04 €1.73

$3.32 DKK 21.01

-38.55%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.91 €1.62

$2.56 DKK 16.22

-25.39%

Eggs

$3.39 €2.88

$4.78 DKK 30.24

-29.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.34 €15.55

$13.78 DKK 87.2

33.09%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.39 €7.96

$10.86 DKK 68.7

-13.54%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.90 €16.03

$16.01 DKK 101

18.05%

Apples (1kg)

$2.63 €2.23

$2.96 DKK 18.74

-11.15%

Banana (1kg)

$2.40 €2.03

$3.23 DKK 20.43

-25.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.12 €1.80

$3.51 DKK 22.22

-39.60%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.70 €2.29

$5.83 DKK 36.93

-53.69%

Potato (1kg)

$2.05 €1.74

$2.29 DKK 14.48

-10.48%

Onion (1kg)

$1.78 €1.51

$1.72 DKK 10.89

3.49%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.47 €1.25

$2.42 DKK 15.31

-39.26%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 €0.77

$0.85 DKK 5.36

7.06%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.01 €5.95

$10.24 DKK 64.8

-31.54%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.59 €6.43

$10.42 DKK 66.0

-27.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.44 €1.22

$1.92 DKK 12.15

-25.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.32 €1.97

$2.09 DKK 13.22

11.00%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.94 €2.49

$3.82 DKK 24.21

-23.04%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$29.38 €24.91

$64.5 DKK 408

-54.44%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.53 €3.84

$7.70 DKK 48.72

-41.17%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.14 €1.81

$1.70 DKK 10.74

25.88%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$28.97 €24.56

$62.1 DKK 393

-53.31%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.89 €1.61

$2.15 DKK 13.61

-12.09%

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

$39.0K €33.1K

$49.8K DKK 315.2K

-21.61%

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

$32.4K €27.5K

$49.2K DKK 311.5K

-34.08%

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

$189 €160

$211 DKK 1,339

-10.72%

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

$22.24 €18.86

$19.92 DKK 126

11.65%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.57 €31.01

$41.47 DKK 263

-11.82%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$58.0 €49.21

$49.41 DKK 313

17.45%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.30 €18.06

$34.82 DKK 220

-38.83%

Cinema Ticket

$11.01 €9.34

$18.74 DKK 119

-41.25%

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

$731 €620

$755 DKK 4,782

-3.24%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.8K €12.6K

$5,938 DKK 37.6K

149.78%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$89.3 €75.7

$102 DKK 646

-12.55%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.38 €31.70

$35.57 DKK 225

5.09%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 €88.7

$119 DKK 755

-12.23%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$116 €98.6

$197 DKK 1,249

-41.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,551 €1,315

$1,454 DKK 9,205

6.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,216 €1,031

$1,008 DKK 6,379

20.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,799 €2,373

$2,106 DKK 13.3K

32.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,008 €1,703

$1,843 DKK 11.7K

8.97%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,161 €6,072

$7,938 DKK 50.2K

-9.80%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,021 €4,258

$5,400 DKK 34.2K

-7.01%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,462 €2,088

$4,463 DKK 28.3K

-44.83%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Aarhus: April 12, 2026

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