Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Bergen Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Bergen

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 35.4% cheaper than Bergen without rent, and 10.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 32.1% cheaper than Bergen without rent, and 15.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barcelona
Bergen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.41 €15.03
$24.89 NOK 248
-30.05%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.7 €59.3
$99.2 NOK 987
-30.72%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.71 €11.84
$19.2 NOK 191
-28.59%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$5.46 NOK 54.3
-49.08%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.8 €2.42
$3.22 NOK 32
-13.04%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 €1.71
$2.98 NOK 29.69
-33.56%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.43 €3.83
$11.66 NOK 116
-62.01%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.53 €3.91
$9.59 NOK 95.4
-52.76%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
Bergen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 €1.07
$2.67 NOK 26.51
-53.56%
White Bread (500g)
$2.03 €1.75
$3.28 NOK 32.62
-38.11%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.98 €1.71
$2.77 NOK 27.56
-28.52%
Eggs
$3.46 €2.99
$4.88 NOK 48.55
-29.10%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$18.32 €15.82
$14.05 NOK 140
30.39%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.82 €8.47
$15.88 NOK 158
-38.16%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.24 €16.61
$27.97 NOK 278
-31.21%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 €2.25
$3.97 NOK 39.53
-34.26%
Banana (1kg)
$2.34 €2.02
$3.02 NOK 30.05
-22.52%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.11 €1.82
$3.63 NOK 36.13
-41.87%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.77 €2.39
$5.66 NOK 56.3
-51.06%
Potato (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$2.71 NOK 26.98
-24.72%
Onion (1kg)
$1.77 €1.53
$2.85 NOK 28.35
-37.89%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.5 €1.3
$2.9 NOK 28.86
-48.28%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 €0.73
$2.14 NOK 21.26
-60.28%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7 €6.04
$16.81 NOK 167
-58.36%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.13 €6.16
$16.7 NOK 166
-57.31%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.43 €1.24
$3.32 NOK 33.02
-56.93%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.29 €1.98
$4.41 NOK 43.85
-48.07%
🚌 Getting Around
Barcelona
Bergen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.02 €2.6
$4.47 NOK 44.44
-32.44%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.97 €25.01
$81.8 NOK 814
-64.59%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.59 €3.96
$15.62 NOK 155
-70.61%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.02 €1.74
$2.27 NOK 22.59
-11.01%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$29.56 €25.53
$73.8 NOK 734
-59.95%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.81 €1.56
$2.16 NOK 21.51
-16.20%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.4K €33.1K
$35.4K NOK 351.7K
8.61%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.4K €28K
$42.5K NOK 423.1K
-23.86%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
Bergen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$190 €164
$242 NOK 2,409
-21.70%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.18 €19.15
$37.91 NOK 377
-41.49%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.37 €31.4
$64.9 NOK 646
-43.96%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
Bergen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$57.4 €49.55
$53.5 NOK 533
7.19%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.95 €18.09
$39.83 NOK 396
-47.40%
Cinema Ticket
$10.8 €9.33
$20.28 NOK 202
-46.75%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Barcelona
Bergen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$732 €632
$288 NOK 2,865
154.18%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K €13.1K
$12.9K NOK 128.2K
17.34%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
Bergen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.8 €74.9
$92.3 NOK 918
-6.01%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.78 €31.76
$54.8 NOK 545
-32.88%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 €88.2
$113 NOK 1,126
-9.77%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 €101
$146 NOK 1,450
-19.70%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
Bergen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,581 €1,365
$1,290 NOK 12.8K
22.58%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,230 €1,062
$992 NOK 9,869
23.98%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,707 €2,337
$2,005 NOK 19.9K
35.02%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,028 €1,751
$1,584 NOK 15.8K
28.06%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,602 €5,700
$6,247 NOK 62.1K
5.68%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,045 €4,356
$4,271 NOK 42.5K
18.13%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Barcelona
Bergen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,198 €1,898
$3,747 NOK 37.3K
-41.32%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.39
4.85
-30.10%

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Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Bergen: October 29, 2025

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