Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Busto Arsizio Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Busto Arsizio

😐 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 8% more expensive than Busto Arsizio without rent, and 18.2% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 9% cheaper than Busto Arsizio without rent, and 17.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$19.2 €16.58

-9.32%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$80.6 €69.6

-14.72%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$11.71 €10.11

17.08%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$2.02 €1.74

37.62%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$3.4 €2.94

-17.65%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.28 €1.11

54.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$5.95 €5.13

-25.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$5.35 €4.62

-15.33%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.59 €1.37

-22.01%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$2.46 €2.13

-17.48%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$3.65 €3.15

-45.75%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$3.95 €3.41

-12.41%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$15.37 €13.27

19.19%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$13.3 €11.49

-26.17%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$25.31 €21.85

-23.98%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$1.92 €1.66

35.94%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$2.27 €1.96

3.08%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$2.49 €2.15

-15.26%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$3.67 €3.17

-24.52%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$1.99 €1.72

2.51%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$1.76 €1.52

0.57%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$1.46 €1.26

2.74%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$0.56 €0.48

51.79%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$7.17 €6.19

-2.37%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$5.93 €5.12

20.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$2.13 €1.84

-32.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$2.72 €2.35

-15.81%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$1.76 €1.52

71.59%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$42 €36.26

-31.02%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$3.95 €3.41

16.20%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$2.17 €1.88

-6.91%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$46.34 €40.01

-36.21%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 €1.56

$2.02 €1.74

-10.40%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$33.9K €29.2K

13.34%

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

$32.4K €28K

$36.8K €31.8K

-12.09%

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

$190 €164

$242 €209

-21.64%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$13.44 €11.61

65.03%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$30.11 €26

20.79%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$34.06 €29.41

68.50%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

$23.49 €20.28

-10.81%

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$12.28 €10.6

-12.05%

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

$732 €632

$533 €460

37.29%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$4,556 €3,934

231.95%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$90 €77.7

-3.58%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$37.34 €32.24

-1.50%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$113 €97.4

-9.45%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$142 €122

-17.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$1,353 €1,169

16.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$752 €650

63.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$1,986 €1,715

36.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$1,088 €940

86.31%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,602 €5,700

$2,594 €2,240

154.49%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,045 €4,356

$1,638 €1,414

207.99%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,198 €1,898

$2,115 €1,826

3.96%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

4.68

-27.56%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Busto Arsizio: October 29, 2025

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