Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Chiba Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Chiba

😐 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 19.2% more expensive than Chiba without rent, and 79.3% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Barcelona is 24% more expensive than Chiba without rent, and 55.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.08 €14.72

$7.02 ¥1,110

143.30%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$69.5 €59.9

$34.45 ¥5,449

101.68%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.87 €11.95

$5.08 ¥803

173.03%

Cappuccino

$2.75 €2.37

$3.05 ¥483

-9.84%

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

$2.72 €2.34

$1.09 ¥172

149.54%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$0.79 ¥126

150.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.82

$2.05 ¥325

116.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.61 €3.98

$2.12 ¥336

117.45%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.28 €1.11

$1.50 ¥238

-14.67%

White Bread (500g)

$2.05 €1.77

$1.73 ¥274

18.50%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.93 €1.67

$4.82 ¥762

-59.96%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.98

$1.53 ¥241

126.14%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.86 €16.26

$9.93 ¥1,570

89.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.52 €8.21

$6.17 ¥976

54.29%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.88 €16.28

$15.53 ¥2,456

21.57%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$5.94 ¥940

-56.06%

Banana (1kg)

$2.46 €2.12

$3.10 ¥490

-20.65%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.18 €1.88

$3.97 ¥628

-45.09%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.85 €2.46

$4.53 ¥717

-37.09%

Potato (1kg)

$1.95 €1.68

$3.25 ¥515

-40.00%

Onion (1kg)

$1.85 €1.59

$3.67 ¥580

-49.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.46 €1.26

$1.34 ¥212

8.96%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 €0.78

$0.87 ¥138

4.60%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.10 €6.12

$4.14 ¥655

71.50%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.15 €6.16

$3.55 ¥561

101.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.23

$1.76 ¥278

-18.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.32 €2.00

$2.11 ¥334

9.95%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.00 €2.59

$0.93 ¥146

222.58%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.36 €24.45

$55.8 ¥8,829

-49.19%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.56 €3.93

$3.37 ¥533

35.31%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.12 €1.83

$2.97 ¥469

-28.62%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.59 €25.50

$22.29 ¥3,526

32.75%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.86 €1.61

$1.19 ¥188

56.30%

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

$38.5K €33.2K

$23.0K ¥3.6M

67.58%

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

$32.5K €28.0K

$18.9K ¥3.0M

72.18%

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

$184 €159

$84.2 ¥13.3K

118.97%

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

$22.87 €19.72

$27.42 ¥4,337

-16.59%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.73 €32.52

$17.22 ¥2,724

119.11%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$58.0 €49.99

$57.7 ¥9,124

0.52%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.16 €18.24

$13.69 ¥2,165

54.57%

Cinema Ticket

$11.17 €9.63

$11.25 ¥1,780

-0.71%

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

$704 €607

$283 ¥44.8K

148.44%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.9K €12.9K

$13.6K ¥2.2M

9.61%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$87.4 €75.4

$41.13 ¥6,506

112.55%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.30 €32.15

$29.33 ¥4,638

27.17%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$104 €89.6

$59.7 ¥9,439

74.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$95.6 ¥15.1K

22.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,534 €1,322

$1,021 ¥161.5K

50.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,227 €1,057

$506 ¥80.0K

142.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,779 €2,395

$1,206 ¥190.8K

130.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,014 €1,736

$1,116 ¥176.4K

80.56%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,981 €6,018

$4,481 ¥708.8K

55.79%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,821 €4,155

$3,788 ¥599.2K

27.24%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,473 €2,132

$1,556 ¥246.1K

58.94%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

69.50%

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

Last update for Barcelona: January 11, 2026

Last update for Chiba: January 12, 2026

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