Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Bury Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Bury

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 13.3% cheaper than Bury without rent, and 1.4% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 9% cheaper than Bury without rent, and 0.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barcelona
Bury
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.41 €15.03
$20.06 £14.77
-13.21%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.7 €59.3
$81.4 £59.9
-15.57%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.71 €11.84
$8.93 £6.57
53.53%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$3.59 £2.65
-22.56%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.8 €2.42
$2.77 £2.04
1.08%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 €1.71
$1.81 £1.33
9.39%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.43 €3.83
$3.72 £2.73
19.09%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.53 €3.91
$3.66 £2.69
23.77%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
Bury
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 €1.07
$1.63 £1.2
-23.93%
White Bread (500g)
$2.03 €1.75
$2.33 £1.72
-12.88%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.98 €1.71
$1.92 £1.41
3.13%
Eggs
$3.46 €2.99
$3.98 £2.93
-13.07%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$18.32 €15.82
$12.1 £8.9
51.40%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.82 €8.47
$11.68 £8.6
-15.92%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.24 €16.61
$12.36 £9.1
55.66%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 €2.25
$3.53 £2.6
-26.06%
Banana (1kg)
$2.34 €2.02
$1.66 £1.22
40.96%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.11 €1.82
$2.83 £2.08
-25.44%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.77 €2.39
$4.11 £3.03
-32.60%
Potato (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$1.94 £1.43
5.15%
Onion (1kg)
$1.77 €1.53
$1.79 £1.31
-1.12%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.5 €1.3
$1.25 £0.92
20.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 €0.73
$1.84 £1.35
-53.80%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7 €6.04
$20.41 £15.02
-65.70%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.13 €6.16
$9.19 £6.77
-22.42%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.43 €1.24
$2.97 £2.18
-51.85%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.29 €1.98
$2.85 £2.1
-19.65%
🚌 Getting Around
Barcelona
Bury
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.02 €2.6
$2.8 £2.06
7.86%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.97 €25.01
$87.4 £64.3
-66.86%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.59 €3.96
$4.89 £3.6
-6.13%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.02 €1.74
$2.47 £1.82
-18.22%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$29.56 €25.53
$27.6 £20.31
7.10%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.81 €1.56
$1.99 £1.46
-9.05%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.4K €33.1K
$38.5K £28.3K
-0.25%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.4K €28K
$35.5K £26.1K
-8.83%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
Bury
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$190 €164
$305 £224
-37.74%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.18 €19.15
$16.56 £12.19
33.94%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.37 €31.4
$45.73 £33.65
-20.47%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
Bury
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$57.4 €49.55
$37.88 £27.87
51.50%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.95 €18.09
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$10.8 €9.33
$9.47 £6.97
14.04%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Barcelona
Bury
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$732 €632
$2,192 £1,613
-66.61%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K €13.1K
$24.3K £17.9K
-37.87%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
Bury
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.8 €74.9
$96.4 £70.9
-9.97%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.78 €31.76
$49.19 £36.2
-25.23%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 €88.2
$115 £84.6
-11.09%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 €101
$139 £102
-15.55%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
Bury
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,581 €1,365
$1,166 £858
35.61%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,230 €1,062
$962 £708
27.83%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,707 €2,337
$2,040 £1,501
32.70%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,028 €1,751
$1,684 £1,239
20.45%
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
Bury
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,198 €1,898
$2,419 £1,780
-9.10%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.39
5.6
-39.46%

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Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Bury: October 29, 2025

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