Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Cardiff Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Cardiff

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 4.4% cheaper than Cardiff without rent, and 1.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 2% cheaper than Cardiff without rent, and 1.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$20.26 £14.91

-14.07%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$88.8 £65.4

-22.61%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$10.74 £7.9

27.65%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$4.83 £3.55

-42.44%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$2.51 £1.85

11.55%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.72 £1.27

15.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$6.75 £4.97

-34.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$6.17 £4.54

-26.58%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.93 £1.42

-35.75%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$1.77 £1.3

14.69%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$3.1 £2.28

-36.13%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$4.45 £3.28

-22.25%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$10.44 £7.69

75.48%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$9.08 £6.68

8.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$9.57 £7.04

101.04%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$2.75 £2.02

-5.09%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$1.64 £1.21

42.68%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$3.29 £2.42

-35.87%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$5.74 £4.22

-51.74%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$1.71 £1.26

19.30%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$1.52 £1.12

16.45%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$1.2 £0.88

25.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$1.67 £1.23

-49.10%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$19.83 £14.59

-64.70%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$9.17 £6.75

-22.25%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$3.16 £2.33

-54.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$3.5 £2.57

-34.57%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$3.16 £2.33

-4.43%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$78.6 £57.8

-63.14%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$4 £2.94

14.75%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$2.47 £1.82

-18.22%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$20.26 £14.91

45.90%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 €1.56

$1.96 £1.44

-7.65%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$38.9K £28.6K

-1.21%

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

$32.4K €28K

$56.2K £41.3K

-42.34%

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

$190 €164

$285 £210

-33.41%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$20.42 £15.02

8.62%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$44.1 £32.45

-17.53%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$38.58 £28.39

48.76%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

$8.29 £6.1

152.71%

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$8.02 £5.9

34.66%

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

$732 €632

$2,017 £1,484

-63.70%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$32.6K £24K

-53.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$70.4 £51.8

23.27%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$36.74 £27.03

0.11%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$73.4 £54

39.25%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$66 £48.59

77.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$1,305 £961

21.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$1,128 £830

8.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$2,530 £1,862

7.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$1,672 £1,231

21.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,602 €5,700

$5,739 £4,223

15.03%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,045 €4,356

$3,558 £2,618

41.81%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,198 €1,898

$2,942 £2,165

-25.27%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

-43.50%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Cardiff: October 29, 2025

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