Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Cambodia

For one person, living is cheaper in Cambodia: $878 a month against $2,405 in Barcelona, rent and utilities included – about $18,300 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

Barcelona
🇪🇸 Spain
$2,405
/mo nomad
🇰🇭 Cambodia
$878
/mo nomad
😐 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 83.7% more expensive than Cambodia without rent, and 174% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Barcelona is 90% more expensive than Cambodia without rent, and 134.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barcelona
Cambodia
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.98 €16.05
$3.04 ៛12.3K
491.45%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$67.4 €60.2
$30.39 ៛123.2K
121.85%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.37 €11.93
$7.15 ៛29.0K
86.99%
Cappuccino
$3.34 €2.98
$2.36 ៛9,561
41.53%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.95 €2.64
$1.05 ៛4,245
180.95%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.90 €1.69
$0.54 ៛2,181
251.85%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.88 €3.46
$0.97 ៛3,952
300.00%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.57 €4.08
$2.53 ៛10.2K
80.63%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
Cambodia
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.27 €1.13
$2.18 ៛8,842
-41.74%
White Bread (500g)
$1.96 €1.75
$1.67 ៛6,790
17.37%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.75 €1.56
$0.91 ៛3,694
92.31%
Eggs
$4.89 €4.36
$1.75 ៛7,092
179.43%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$17.47 €15.59
$14.59 ៛59.2K
19.74%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.06 €8.09
$3.82 ៛15.5K
137.17%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$20.18 €18.01
$9.96 ៛40.4K
102.61%
Apples (1kg)
$3.08 €2.75
$3.66 ៛14.8K
-15.85%
Banana (1kg)
$2.03 €1.81
$1.45 ៛5,893
40.00%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.60 €2.32
$4.11 ៛16.7K
-36.74%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.71 €2.42
$1.66 ៛6,718
63.25%
Potato (1kg)
$2.15 €1.92
$1.33 ៛5,406
61.65%
Onion (1kg)
$2.21 €1.97
$1.09 ៛4,437
102.75%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.54 €1.38
$1.36 ៛5,535
13.24%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.93 €0.83
$0.83 ៛3,364
12.05%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7.09 €6.32
$1.74 ៛7,045
307.47%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.63 €6.81
$10.81 ៛43.8K
-29.42%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.49 €1.33
$1.01 ៛4,087
47.52%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.73 €2.43
$1.91 ៛7,767
42.93%
🚌 Getting Around
Barcelona
Cambodia
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.95 €2.63
$0.97 ៛3,946
204.12%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$25.91 €23.13
$10.20 ៛41.4K
154.02%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.13 €2.80
$1.09 ៛4,422
187.16%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.45 €1.29
$0.98 ៛3,994
47.96%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$34.17 €30.49
$5.02 ៛20.4K
580.68%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.79 €1.60
$1.33 ៛5,397
34.59%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.7K €31.0K
$34.4K ៛139.7M
0.71%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.3K €27.0K
$33.7K ៛136.5M
-9.99%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
Cambodia
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$181 €161
$105 ៛424.3K
72.70%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.56 €12.10
$6.46 ៛26.2K
109.91%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$35.12 €31.34
$21.68 ៛88.0K
61.99%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
Cambodia
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.2 €47.44
$38.62 ៛156.6K
37.65%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.05 €14.33
$10.29 ៛41.7K
55.98%
Cinema Ticket
$11.37 €10.14
$5.14 ៛20.8K
121.21%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Barcelona
Cambodia
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$939 €838
$543 ៛2.2M
73.03%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.5K €14.7K
$6,508 ៛26.4M
153.85%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
Cambodia
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$88.2 €78.7
$27.17 ៛110.2K
224.66%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.77 €35.49
$22.78 ៛92.4K
74.58%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$103 €92.3
$73.4 ៛297.5K
40.93%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$119 €107
$49.97 ៛202.7K
139.08%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
Cambodia
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,695 €1,513
$373 ៛1.5M
354.28%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,301 €1,161
$262 ៛1.1M
396.92%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,576 €2,299
$779 ៛3.2M
230.74%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,941 €1,732
$545 ៛2.2M
256.11%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,470 €6,666
$2,665 ៛10.8M
180.26%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,195 €4,636
$1,334 ៛5.4M
289.41%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Barcelona
Cambodia
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,299 €2,052
$284 ៛1.2M
708.38%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.28
8.19
-59.95%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 4, 2026

Last update for Cambodia: October 6, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
$1.3K
Cambodia
$262 79.9% $1K
Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
$325
Cambodia
$246 24.4% $79
Eating Out
Barcelona
$272
Cambodia
$90 66.8% $182
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
$229
Cambodia
$133 42.1% $97
Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
$158
Cambodia
$78 50.6% $80
Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
$76
Cambodia
$49 35.6% $27
Getting Around
Barcelona
$48
Cambodia
$20 58.2% $28
Good to know
🇪🇸 Barcelona
🇰🇭 Cambodia
🕒 Local time
10:29 10:29 AM
15:29 3:29 PM
5 h ahead of Barcelona
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
1,660,122
17,423,880
💱 Currency
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Exchange rates and currency converter

KHR, USD to EUR – Euro Converter

Euro exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 0.892 EUR (1 EUR = 1.12 USD).

Cambodian Riel exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 4,056 KHR (10,000 KHR = 2.47 USD). 1 EUR = 4,549 KHR (10,000 KHR = 2.2 EUR).

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