Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Chania Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Chania

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 2.8% cheaper than Chania without rent, and 45.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Barcelona is 4.2% more expensive than Chania without rent, and 25.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$15.9 €13.73

9.50%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$57.8 €49.89

18.95%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$11.66 €10.07

17.58%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$4.25 €3.67

-34.59%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$2.45 €2.12

14.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$0.78 €0.68

153.85%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$4.66 €4.03

-4.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$5.36 €4.63

-15.49%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.8 €1.56

-31.11%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$1.48 €1.28

37.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$3.38 €2.92

-41.42%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$4.68 €4.04

-26.07%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$18.04 €15.58

1.55%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$9.25 €7.99

6.16%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$15.38 €13.28

25.10%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$2.17 €1.87

20.28%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$2.18 €1.88

7.34%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$1.46 €1.26

44.52%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$1.9 €1.64

45.79%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$1.37 €1.19

48.91%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$1.04 €0.9

70.19%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$1.19 €1.03

26.05%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$1.13 €0.97

-24.78%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$5.9 €5.09

18.64%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$9.56 €8.25

-25.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$2.18 €1.88

-34.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$2.67 €2.31

-14.23%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$1.86 €1.61

62.37%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$57.6 €49.75

-49.72%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$3.93 €3.39

16.79%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$0.95 €0.82

112.63%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$13.64 €11.77

116.72%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 €1.56

$2.1 €1.81

-13.81%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$34K €29.4K

12.87%

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

$32.4K €28K

$23.5K €20.3K

37.92%

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

$190 €164

$168 €145

12.99%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$23.57 €20.35

-5.90%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$35.31 €30.49

3.00%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$56.6 €48.87

1.40%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

$58.7 €50.7

-64.30%

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$9.03 €7.79

19.60%

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

$732 €632

$462 €399

58.52%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$7,024 €6,065

115.30%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$80 €69.1

8.49%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$32.45 €28.01

13.34%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$106 €91.7

-3.74%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$140 €121

-16.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$589 €509

168.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$520 €449

136.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$1,134 €979

138.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$1,044 €901

94.23%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,602 €5,700

$4,301 €3,713

53.50%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,045 €4,356

$3,834 €3,310

31.59%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,198 €1,898

$1,240 €1,071

77.29%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

4.53

-25.17%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Chania: October 28, 2025

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