Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Canterbury Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Canterbury

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 9.6% cheaper than Canterbury without rent, and 11.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 26.8% cheaper than Canterbury without rent, and 9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barcelona
Canterbury
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.41 €15.03
$27.31 £20.1
-36.25%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.7 €59.3
$80.5 £59.2
-14.62%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.71 €11.84
$10.33 £7.6
32.72%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$4.45 £3.28
-37.53%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.8 €2.42
$1.81 £1.33
54.70%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 €1.71
$1.71 £1.26
15.79%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.43 €3.83
$6.91 £5.08
-35.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.53 €3.91
$5.93 £4.36
-23.61%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
Canterbury
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 €1.07
$1.38 £1.01
-10.14%
White Bread (500g)
$2.03 €1.75
$1.36 £1
49.26%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.98 €1.71
$1.92 £1.41
3.13%
Eggs
$3.46 €2.99
$3.64 £2.68
-4.95%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$18.32 €15.82
$10.2 £7.5
79.61%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.82 €8.47
$8.11 £5.97
21.09%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.24 €16.61
$12.91 £9.5
49.03%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 €2.25
$2.64 £1.94
-1.14%
Banana (1kg)
$2.34 €2.02
$1.51 £1.11
54.97%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.11 €1.82
$2.77 £2.04
-23.83%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.77 €2.39
$2.75 £2.02
0.73%
Potato (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$1.44 £1.06
41.67%
Onion (1kg)
$1.77 €1.53
$1.43 £1.05
23.78%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.5 €1.3
$0.73 £0.54
105.48%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 €0.73
$1.54 £1.13
-44.81%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7 €6.04
$19.99 £14.71
-64.98%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.13 €6.16
$16.1 £11.85
-55.71%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.43 €1.24
$2.32 £1.71
-38.36%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.29 €1.98
$4.61 £3.4
-50.33%
🚌 Getting Around
Barcelona
Canterbury
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.02 €2.6
$3.33 £2.45
-9.31%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.97 €25.01
$225 £166
-87.14%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.59 €3.96
$5.29 £3.89
-13.23%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.02 €1.74
$1.51 £1.11
33.77%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$29.56 €25.53
$15.09 £11.11
95.89%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.81 €1.56
$1.86 £1.37
-2.69%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.4K €33.1K
$38.4K £28.2K
0.08%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.4K €28K
$41.9K £30.8K
-22.75%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
Canterbury
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$190 €164
$225 £165
-15.60%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.18 €19.15
$18.94 £13.94
17.11%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.37 €31.4
$43.26 £31.84
-15.93%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
Canterbury
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$57.4 €49.55
$45.16 £33.23
27.08%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.95 €18.09
$36.77 £27.06
-43.02%
Cinema Ticket
$10.8 €9.33
$13.72 £10.1
-21.28%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Barcelona
Canterbury
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$732 €632
$1,111 £818
-34.14%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K €13.1K
$16.1K £11.9K
-6.30%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
Canterbury
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.8 €74.9
$82.3 £60.5
5.47%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.78 €31.76
$48.47 £35.67
-24.12%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 €88.2
$110 £81.2
-7.43%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 €101
$100 £73.9
16.55%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
Canterbury
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,581 €1,365
$1,336 £983
18.29%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,230 €1,062
$1,197 £881
2.72%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,707 €2,337
$2,231 £1,642
21.35%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,028 €1,751
$1,905 £1,402
6.43%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,602 €5,700
-
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,045 €4,356
$4,950 £3,643
1.93%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Barcelona
Canterbury
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,198 €1,898
$3,046 £2,242
-27.83%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.39
5.53
-38.70%

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Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Canterbury: October 28, 2025

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