Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Boston Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Boston

😐 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 6.7% more expensive than Boston without rent, and 0.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 1.6% cheaper than Boston without rent, and 3.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$27.67 £20.36

-37.08%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$80.5 £59.2

-14.61%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$11.08 £8.16

23.74%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$4.58 £3.37

-39.30%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$1.89 £1.39

48.15%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.61 £1.18

22.98%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$5.32 £3.91

-16.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$5.31 £3.91

-14.69%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.2 £0.88

3.33%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$0.59 £0.43

244.07%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.59 £1.17

24.53%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$4.41 £3.25

-21.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$10.15 £7.47

80.49%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$7.4 £5.45

32.70%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$17.54 £12.91

9.69%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$3.45 £2.54

-24.35%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$2.06 £1.51

13.59%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$3.28 £2.42

-35.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$2.63 £1.94

5.32%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$0.96 £0.71

112.50%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$1.7 £1.25

4.12%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$1.27 £0.93

18.11%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$1.75 £1.29

-51.43%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$16.06 £11.82

-56.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$8.65 £6.37

-17.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$3.45 £2.54

-58.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$2.86 £2.1

-19.93%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$3.3 £2.43

-8.48%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$87.6 £64.4

-66.91%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$4.42 £3.25

3.85%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$1.34 £0.99

50.75%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$22.95 £16.89

28.80%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 €1.56

$1.88 £1.38

-3.72%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$38.2K £28.1K

0.44%

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

$32.4K €28K

$41.3K £30.4K

-21.53%

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

$190 €164

$397 £292

-52.19%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$17.75 £13.06

24.96%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$36.47 £26.84

-0.27%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$46.58 £34.28

23.21%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$10.14 £7.46

6.51%

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

$732 €632

$1,752 £1,290

-58.23%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$18.3K £13.5K

-17.48%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$54.9 £40.39

58.08%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$53.7 £39.49

-31.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$70.8 £52.1

44.36%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$61 £44.88

91.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$1,206 £887

31.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$996 £733

23.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$2,044 £1,504

32.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$1,702 £1,252

19.15%

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

$2,700 £1,987

-18.58%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

5.9

-42.54%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Boston: October 29, 2025

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