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

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 8.9% cheaper than Berlin without rent, and 4.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 7% cheaper than Berlin without rent, and 6.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.6 €15.16

$17.65 €15.2

-0.28%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.2

$82.2 €70.8

-16.49%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.79 €11.88

$12.55 €10.81

9.88%

Cappuccino

$2.84 €2.45

$4.52 €3.89

-37.17%

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

$2.73 €2.35

$3.46 €2.98

-21.10%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.7

$2.92 €2.51

-32.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.36 €3.75

$5.28 €4.55

-17.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.55 €3.92

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.33 €1.15

-6.77%

White Bread (500g)

$2.05 €1.77

$2.03 €1.75

0.99%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.95 €1.68

$3.66 €3.15

-46.72%

Eggs

$3.36 €2.9

$3.85 €3.31

-12.73%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.38 €15.83

$14.78 €12.73

24.36%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.81 €8.45

$11.17 €9.62

-12.18%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.81 €16.2

$19.25 €16.58

-2.29%

Apples (1kg)

$2.72 €2.34

$3.22 €2.77

-15.53%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$2.16 €1.86

8.33%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.81

$2.82 €2.43

-25.18%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.71 €2.34

$3.93 €3.39

-31.04%

Potato (1kg)

$2.02 €1.74

$2.01 €1.73

0.50%

Onion (1kg)

$1.79 €1.54

$1.67 €1.44

7.19%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$1.73 €1.49

-13.29%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$1.09 €0.94

-22.02%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.95 €5.99

$10.23 €8.81

-32.06%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.08 €6.1

$6.8 €5.86

4.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.38 €1.19

$1.18 €1.02

16.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.32 €2

$1.86 €1.6

24.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.87 €2.47

$3.95 €3.4

-27.34%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.74 €24.76

$66.2 €57

-56.57%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.95

$5.76 €4.96

-20.31%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.06 €1.78

$2.43 €2.1

-15.23%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.26 €25.2

$42.02 €36.19

-30.37%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.86 €1.6

$2.03 €1.75

-8.37%

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

$38.2K €32.9K

$32.2K €27.7K

18.66%

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

$33K €28.4K

$37K €31.9K

-10.82%

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

$188 €162

$361 €311

-47.91%

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

$22.39 €19.29

$19.96 €17.19

12.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.41 €32.22

$46.77 €40.29

-20.01%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.3 €49.37

$38.3 €32.98

49.66%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.97 €18.06

$28.85 €24.85

-27.31%

Cinema Ticket

$11.21 €9.65

$14.68 €12.65

-23.64%

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

$719 €619

$196 €169

266.62%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.3K €13.2K

$10.4K €8,970

46.85%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$88.6 €76.3

$94.6 €81.5

-6.32%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.72 €32.48

$45.3 €39.02

-16.73%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.1

$107 €91.9

-4.07%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$133 €114

-11.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,555 €1,339

$1,418 €1,221

9.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,238 €1,067

$1,040 €895

19.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,795 €2,407

$2,739 €2,359

2.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,968 €1,695

$1,903 €1,639

3.40%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,877 €5,923

$8,688 €7,483

-20.84%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,715 €4,061

$6,093 €5,248

-22.62%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,266 €1,952

$3,778 €3,254

-40.01%

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.

Last update for Barcelona: December 1, 2025

Last update for Berlin: November 30, 2025

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