Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Bishops Stortford Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Bishops Stortford

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 0.9% cheaper than Bishops Stortford without rent, and 8.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 3.9% cheaper than Bishops Stortford without rent, and 6.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barcelona
Bishops Stortford
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.41 €15.03
$20.18 £14.85
-13.73%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.7 €59.3
$81 £59.6
-15.11%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.71 €11.84
$9.71 £7.14
41.19%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$4.17 £3.07
-33.33%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.8 €2.42
$1.98 £1.45
41.41%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 €1.71
$1.62 £1.19
22.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.43 €3.83
$5.52 £4.06
-19.75%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.53 €3.91
$5.27 £3.88
-14.04%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
Bishops Stortford
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 €1.07
$1.15 £0.85
7.83%
White Bread (500g)
$2.03 €1.75
$1.55 £1.14
30.97%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.98 €1.71
$2.11 £1.55
-6.16%
Eggs
$3.46 €2.99
$4.3 £3.16
-19.53%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$18.32 €15.82
$10.1 £7.43
81.39%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.82 €8.47
$7.36 £5.42
33.42%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.24 €16.61
$17.53 £12.9
9.75%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 €2.25
$1.45 £1.06
80.00%
Banana (1kg)
$2.34 €2.02
$0.93 £0.68
151.61%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.11 €1.82
$3.35 £2.46
-37.01%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.77 €2.39
$2.65 £1.95
4.53%
Potato (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$0.52 £0.38
292.31%
Onion (1kg)
$1.77 €1.53
$0.69 £0.51
156.52%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.5 €1.3
$0.56 £0.41
167.86%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 €0.73
$0.4 £0.29
112.50%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7 €6.04
$16.05 £11.81
-56.39%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.13 €6.16
$9.37 £6.9
-23.91%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.43 €1.24
$1.19 £0.87
20.17%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.29 €1.98
$2.77 £2.04
-17.33%
🚌 Getting Around
Barcelona
Bishops Stortford
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.02 €2.6
$4.2 £3.09
-28.10%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.97 €25.01
$77.7 £57.1
-62.69%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.59 €3.96
$2.7 £1.98
70.00%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.02 €1.74
$1.69 £1.24
19.53%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$29.56 €25.53
$13.64 £10.04
116.72%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.81 €1.56
$1.98 £1.46
-8.59%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.4K €33.1K
$22K £16.2K
74.31%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.4K €28K
$36.6K £27K
-11.58%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
Bishops Stortford
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$190 €164
$363 £267
-47.74%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.18 €19.15
$17.65 £12.99
25.67%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.37 €31.4
$35.88 £26.41
1.37%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
Bishops Stortford
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$57.4 €49.55
$46.23 £34.02
24.14%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.95 €18.09
$7.91 £5.82
164.85%
Cinema Ticket
$10.8 €9.33
$12.12 £8.92
-10.89%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Barcelona
Bishops Stortford
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$732 €632
$1,733 £1,275
-57.75%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K €13.1K
$6,801 £5,005
122.37%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
Bishops Stortford
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.8 €74.9
$47.57 £35
82.40%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.78 €31.76
$34.05 £25.06
8.02%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 €88.2
$70.9 £52.2
44.20%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 €101
$89.3 £65.7
31.05%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
Bishops Stortford
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,581 €1,365
$1,431 £1,053
10.47%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,230 €1,062
$1,283 £944
-4.16%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,707 €2,337
$2,234 £1,644
21.21%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,028 €1,751
$2,231 £1,641
-9.09%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,602 €5,700
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,045 €4,356
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Barcelona
Bishops Stortford
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,198 €1,898
$3,018 £2,221
-27.16%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.39
5.9
-42.54%

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Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Bishops Stortford: October 28, 2025

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