Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Aden Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Aden

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 11.2% cheaper than Aden without rent, and 67.7% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 0.9% cheaper than Aden without rent, and 34.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barcelona
Aden
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.41 €15.03
$13.29 YER 3,230
31.00%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.7 €59.3
$35.88 YER 8,719
91.56%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.71 €11.84
$10.33 YER 2,511
32.72%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$4.25 YER 1,032
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.8 YER 923
-
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$5.03 YER 1,223
-44.73%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.8 €2.42
$2.01 YER 488
39.30%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 €1.71
$0.86 YER 208
130.23%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.43 €3.83
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.53 €3.91
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
Aden
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 €1.07
$4.1 YER 996
-69.76%
White Bread (500g)
$2.03 €1.75
$1.98 YER 481
2.53%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.98 €1.71
$7.49 YER 1,820
-73.56%
Eggs
$3.46 €2.99
$5.67 YER 1,379
-38.98%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$18.32 €15.82
$11.2 YER 2,721
63.57%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.82 €8.47
$16.32 YER 3,966
-39.83%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.24 €16.61
$39.42 YER 9,578
-51.19%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 €2.25
$9.2 YER 2,236
-71.63%
Banana (1kg)
$2.34 €2.02
$2.61 YER 635
-10.34%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.11 €1.82
$7.98 YER 1,938
-73.56%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.77 €2.39
$3.43 YER 833
-19.24%
Potato (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$3.31 YER 804
-38.37%
Onion (1kg)
$1.77 €1.53
$3.27 YER 794
-45.87%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.5 €1.3
$0.65 YER 158
130.77%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 €0.73
$1.47 YER 358
-42.18%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$0.72 YER 174
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$0.68 YER 166
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.87 YER 455
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7 €6.04
$4.99 YER 1,213
40.28%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.13 €6.16
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.43 €1.24
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.29 €1.98
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
Barcelona
Aden
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.02 €2.6
$1.1 YER 268
174.55%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.97 €25.01
$41.13 YER 9,993
-29.56%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.59 €3.96
$2.68 YER 652
71.27%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.02 €1.74
$2.03 YER 493
-0.49%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$29.56 €25.53
$5.64 YER 1,369
424.11%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.81 €1.56
$3.67 YER 891
-50.68%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.4K €33.1K
$16.2K YER 3.9M
136.90%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.4K €28K
$60.8K YER 14.8M
-46.76%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
Aden
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$190 €164
$76.8 YER 18.7K
146.83%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.18 €19.15
$9.86 YER 2,397
124.95%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.37 €31.4
$55.9 YER 13.6K
-34.97%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
Aden
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$57.4 €49.55
$63.8 YER 15.5K
-10.09%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.95 €18.09
$26.92 YER 6,540
-22.18%
Cinema Ticket
$10.8 €9.33
$5.76 YER 1,400
87.50%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Barcelona
Aden
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$732 €632
$151 YER 36.7K
384.74%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K €13.1K
$1,846 YER 448.5K
719.40%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
Aden
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.8 €74.9
$97.4 YER 23.7K
-10.92%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.78 €31.76
$104 YER 25.3K
-64.73%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 €88.2
$159 YER 38.7K
-35.84%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 €101
$180 YER 43.8K
-35.07%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
Aden
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,581 €1,365
$248 YER 60.3K
537.35%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,230 €1,062
$177 YER 43K
594.93%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,707 €2,337
$548 YER 133.2K
393.94%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,028 €1,751
$518 YER 125.9K
291.23%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,602 €5,700
$997 YER 242.3K
561.94%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,045 €4,356
$698 YER 169.6K
622.71%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Barcelona
Aden
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,198 €1,898
$370 YER 90K
493.77%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.39
12.67
-73.24%

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Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Aden: October 27, 2025

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