Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Berlin Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Berlin

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 13.6% cheaper than Berlin without rent, and 4.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 11.6% cheaper than Berlin without rent, and 10.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.12 €14.78

$17.25 €14.9

-0.75%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.8 €59.4

$80.1 €69.2

-14.10%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.95 €12.05

$12.74 €11

9.50%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$4.47 €3.86

-37.81%

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

$2.78 €2.4

$3.3 €2.85

-15.76%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.96 €1.69

$2.89 €2.49

-32.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$5.18 €4.47

-14.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.71 €4.06

$4.66 €4.02

1.07%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.33 €1.15

-6.77%

White Bread (500g)

$2.02 €1.75

$2.11 €1.82

-4.27%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.02 €1.74

$3.81 €3.29

-46.98%

Eggs

$3.48 €3

$3.75 €3.24

-7.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.73 €16.17

$14.88 €12.84

25.87%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.51 €8.21

$11.15 €9.62

-14.71%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.78 €16.21

$18.89 €16.31

-0.58%

Apples (1kg)

$2.73 €2.36

$3.33 €2.87

-18.02%

Banana (1kg)

$2.48 €2.14

$2.07 €1.79

19.81%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.2 €1.9

$2.72 €2.35

-19.12%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.83 €2.44

$3.87 €3.34

-26.87%

Potato (1kg)

$1.97 €1.7

$2.04 €1.76

-3.43%

Onion (1kg)

$1.85 €1.59

$1.73 €1.49

6.94%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.51 €1.3

$1.67 €1.44

-9.58%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 €0.79

$1.08 €0.93

-15.74%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.76 €5.84

$10.19 €8.8

-33.66%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.83 €5.89

$6.92 €5.97

-1.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.37 €1.18

$1.15 €1

19.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.32 €2

$1.97 €1.7

17.77%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.89 €2.49

$4.02 €3.47

-28.11%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$29.44 €25.41

$66.8 €57.7

-55.94%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.58 €3.96

$5.91 €5.11

-22.50%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.13 €1.84

$2.33 €2.02

-8.58%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$28.93 €24.98

$43.37 €37.45

-33.29%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.83 €1.58

$2.02 €1.75

-9.41%

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

$38.5K €33.3K

$32.2K €27.8K

19.69%

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

$32.2K €27.8K

$36.9K €31.8K

-12.56%

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

$183 €158

$371 €320

-50.64%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$20.29 €17.52

9.31%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.65 €31.64

$47.74 €41.22

-23.23%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$58.5 €50.5

$38.67 €33.39

51.36%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.15 €18.26

$29.32 €25.32

-27.86%

Cinema Ticket

$10.88 €9.39

$14.71 €12.7

-26.04%

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

$707 €611

$191 €165

270.98%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.9K €12.8K

$10.3K €8,879

44.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$87.2 €75.3

$94.4 €81.5

-7.61%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.04 €31.98

$45.29 €39.1

-18.22%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$103 €88.7

$103 €89.3

-0.68%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$116 €101

$133 €115

-12.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,580 €1,364

$1,425 €1,231

10.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,223 €1,056

$1,051 €907

16.37%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,692 €2,324

$2,752 €2,376

-2.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,996 €1,724

$1,935 €1,671

3.15%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,329 €5,464

$8,764 €7,567

-27.79%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,674 €4,036

$6,427 €5,549

-27.27%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,114 €1,825

$3,599 €3,108

-41.28%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

3.68

-7.88%

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

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