Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Barry Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Barry

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 19.5% cheaper than Barry without rent, and 0.3% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 15.5% cheaper than Barry without rent, and 1.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$20.44 £15.04

-14.82%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$79.8 £58.7

-13.85%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$10.27 £7.56

33.50%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$4.58 £3.37

-39.30%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$2.29 £1.69

22.27%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.73 £1.27

14.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$6.61 £4.86

-32.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$7.44 £5.48

-39.11%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.92 £1.41

-35.42%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$1.74 £1.28

16.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$3.04 £2.23

-34.87%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$5.11 £3.76

-32.29%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$10.35 £7.61

77.00%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$9.36 £6.89

4.91%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$9.46 £6.96

103.38%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$2.81 £2.07

-7.12%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$1.58 £1.16

48.10%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$3.19 £2.35

-33.86%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$5.79 £4.26

-52.16%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$1.7 £1.25

20.00%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$1.53 £1.13

15.69%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$1.07 £0.79

40.19%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$1.74 £1.28

-51.15%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$19.45 £14.31

-64.01%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$9.54 £7.02

-25.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$3.56 £2.62

-59.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$4.48 £3.29

-48.88%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$3.31 £2.44

-8.76%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$87 £64

-66.69%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$4.65 £3.42

-1.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$1.6 £1.18

26.25%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$20.28 £14.92

45.76%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 €1.56

$1.91 £1.41

-5.24%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$37.9K £27.9K

1.30%

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

$32.4K €28K

$44.2K £32.5K

-26.65%

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

$190 €164

$289 £213

-34.43%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$20.08 £14.78

10.46%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$47.01 £34.6

-22.63%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$45.23 £33.29

26.88%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

$6.28 £4.63

233.60%

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$8.25 £6.07

30.91%

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

$732 €632

$1,960 £1,443

-62.65%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$33.3K £24.5K

-54.55%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$89 £65.5

-2.45%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$40.83 £30.04

-9.92%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$93.7 £68.9

9.11%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$80.6 £59.3

45.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$1,203 £885

31.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$984 £724

25.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$2,071 £1,524

30.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$1,732 £1,274

17.10%

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

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

5.74

-40.94%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Barry: October 29, 2025

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