Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Edinburgh Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Edinburgh

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 17% cheaper than Edinburgh without rent, and 13.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 15.9% cheaper than Edinburgh without rent, and 15.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$20.24 £14.89

-13.98%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$100 £73.7

-31.34%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$9.86 £7.25

39.05%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$5.41 £3.98

-48.61%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$2.62 £1.93

6.87%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.94 £1.43

2.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$7.3 £5.37

-39.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$6.92 £5.09

-34.54%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.69 £1.24

-26.63%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$1.74 £1.28

16.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.17 £1.6

-8.76%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$4.2 £3.09

-17.62%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$11.93 £8.78

53.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$10.34 £7.61

-5.03%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$18.84 £13.86

2.12%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$3.26 £2.4

-19.94%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$1.53 £1.13

52.94%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$4.09 £3.01

-48.41%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$4.65 £3.42

-40.43%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$1.76 £1.3

15.91%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$1.42 £1.04

24.65%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$1.22 £0.9

22.95%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$1.36 £1

-37.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$20.18 £14.85

-65.31%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$10.69 £7.86

-33.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$2.58 £1.9

-44.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$3.4 £2.5

-32.65%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$2.65 £1.95

13.96%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$90.3 £66.5

-67.93%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$5.53 £4.07

-17.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$3.09 £2.27

-34.63%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$43.29 £31.85

-31.72%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 €1.56

$1.95 £1.44

-7.18%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$38.5K £28.3K

-0.21%

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

$32.4K €28K

$39.3K £28.9K

-17.50%

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

$190 €164

$371 £273

-48.95%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$17.29 £12.73

28.28%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$44.45 £32.71

-18.18%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$54.2 £39.9

5.85%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

$24.52 £18.05

-14.56%

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$14.71 £10.82

-26.58%

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

$732 €632

$1,940 £1,427

-62.26%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$24K £17.7K

-37.03%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$118 £86.7

-26.37%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$55.8 £41.03

-34.03%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$117 £86.2

-12.76%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$124 £91

-5.34%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$1,643 £1,209

-3.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$1,210 £890

1.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$3,043 £2,239

-11.03%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$2,150 £1,582

-5.70%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,602 €5,700

$6,826 £5,023

-3.29%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,045 €4,356

$4,713 £3,469

7.04%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,198 €1,898

$3,668 £2,699

-40.07%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

5.63

-39.79%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Edinburgh: October 28, 2025

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