Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Abingdon-on-Thames Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Abingdon-on-Thames

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 8.1% cheaper than Abingdon-on-Thames without rent, and 0.3% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 6.5% cheaper than Abingdon-on-Thames without rent, and 1.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$20.72 £15.25

-15.97%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$79 £58.2

-13.04%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$11.42 £8.4

20.05%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$3.82 £2.81

-27.23%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$2.72 £2

2.94%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.37 £1.75

-16.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$6.54 £4.81

-32.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$6.69 £4.92

-32.29%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.42 £1.05

-12.68%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$1.38 £1.02

47.10%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$3.52 £2.59

-43.75%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$5.43 £4

-36.28%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$9.55 £7.03

91.83%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$8.11 £5.97

21.09%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$14.8 £10.89

30.00%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$2.34 £1.72

11.54%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$1.6 £1.17

46.25%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$2.39 £1.76

-11.72%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$3.07 £2.26

-9.77%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$1.78 £1.31

14.61%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$1.23 £0.9

43.90%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$0.99 £0.73

51.52%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$2.31 £1.7

-63.20%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$17.34 £12.76

-59.63%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$10.81 £7.96

-34.04%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$1.96 £1.44

-27.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$3.3 £2.43

-30.61%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$4.12 £3.03

-26.70%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$48.12 £35.41

-39.80%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$4.33 £3.19

6.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$2.63 £1.94

-23.19%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$32.63 £24.02

-9.41%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 €1.56

$1.97 £1.45

-8.12%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$38.7K £28.4K

-0.66%

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

$32.4K €28K

$41.2K £30.3K

-21.37%

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

$190 €164

$207 £152

-8.38%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$19.04 £14.01

16.49%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$53.4 £39.26

-31.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$39.37 £28.97

45.77%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$12.05 £8.87

-10.37%

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

$732 €632

$1,555 £1,144

-52.91%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$18.6K £13.7K

-18.68%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$73.6 £54.1

17.97%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$34.11 £25.1

7.83%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$115 £84.3

-10.84%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$149 £110

-21.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$1,285 £946

23.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$1,146 £844

7.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$2,047 £1,507

32.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$1,830 £1,347

10.78%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,602 €5,700

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,045 €4,356

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,198 €1,898

$3,590 £2,642

-38.77%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

5.62

-39.68%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Abingdon-on-Thames: October 28, 2025

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