Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Bangkok Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Bangkok

😐 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 44% more expensive than Bangkok without rent, and 123.7% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Barcelona is 53.1% more expensive than Bangkok without rent, and 92.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.08 €14.72

$3.05 ฿95.9

460.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$69.5 €59.9

$30.35 ฿954

128.93%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.87 €11.95

$6.11 ฿192

127.00%

Cappuccino

$2.75 €2.37

$2.53 ฿79.6

8.70%

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

$2.72 €2.34

$0.73 ฿22.86

272.60%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$0.27 ฿8.42

633.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.82

$2.50 ฿78.6

77.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.61 €3.98

$4.03 ฿127

14.39%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.28 €1.11

$1.86 ฿58.3

-31.18%

White Bread (500g)

$2.05 €1.77

$1.34 ฿42.04

52.99%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.93 €1.67

$1.43 ฿44.82

34.97%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.98

$2.27 ฿71.3

52.42%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.86 €16.26

$18.12 ฿570

4.08%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.52 €8.21

$3.07 ฿96.5

210.10%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.88 €16.28

$9.54 ฿300

97.90%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$3.50 ฿110

-25.43%

Banana (1kg)

$2.46 €2.12

$1.79 ฿56.4

37.43%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.18 €1.88

$2.22 ฿69.6

-1.80%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.85 €2.46

$1.92 ฿60.4

48.44%

Potato (1kg)

$1.95 €1.68

$1.61 ฿50.5

21.12%

Onion (1kg)

$1.85 €1.59

$1.44 ฿45.37

28.47%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.46 €1.26

$1.35 ฿42.32

8.15%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 €0.78

$0.49 ฿15.51

85.71%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.10 €6.12

$4.47 ฿141

58.84%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.15 €6.16

$15.83 ฿498

-54.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.23

$1.81 ฿56.8

-20.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.32 €2.00

$3.23 ฿102

-28.17%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.00 €2.59

$1.26 ฿39.62

138.10%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.36 €24.45

$37.62 ฿1,183

-24.61%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.56 €3.93

$1.07 ฿33.61

326.17%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.12 €1.83

$1.16 ฿36.34

82.76%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.59 €25.50

$6.11 ฿192

384.29%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.86 €1.61

$1.25 ฿39.15

48.80%

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

$38.5K €33.2K

$37.3K ฿1.2M

3.10%

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

$32.5K €28.0K

$28.6K ฿900.1K

13.40%

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

$184 €159

$88.7 ฿2,790

107.84%

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

$22.87 €19.72

$12.53 ฿394

82.52%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.73 €32.52

$17.44 ฿548

116.34%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$58.0 €49.99

$53.8 ฿1,691

7.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.16 €18.24

$10.62 ฿334

99.25%

Cinema Ticket

$11.17 €9.63

$7.84 ฿246

42.47%

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

$704 €607

$610 ฿19.2K

15.34%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.9K €12.9K

$13.1K ฿412.9K

13.70%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$87.4 €75.4

$58.2 ฿1,831

50.10%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.30 €32.15

$38.06 ฿1,197

-2.00%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$104 €89.6

$104 ฿3,269

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$94.2 ฿2,961

23.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,534 €1,322

$660 ฿20.8K

132.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,227 €1,057

$324 ฿10.2K

278.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,779 €2,395

$1,876 ฿59.0K

48.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,014 €1,736

$849 ฿26.7K

137.24%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,981 €6,018

$6,498 ฿204.3K

7.43%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,821 €4,155

$3,219 ฿101.2K

49.75%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,473 €2,132

$782 ฿24.6K

216.19%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

5.84

-41.95%

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

Last update for Barcelona: January 11, 2026

Last update for Bangkok: January 12, 2026

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