Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Falkirk Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Falkirk

😐 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 4% more expensive than Falkirk without rent, and 5.6% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 2.2% cheaper than Falkirk without rent, and 17.1% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barcelona
Falkirk
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.41 €15.03
$16.41 £12.07
6.09%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.7 €59.3
$66.6 £49
3.21%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.71 €11.84
$9.78 £7.2
40.18%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$4.65 £3.42
-40.22%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.8 €2.42
$2.86 £2.11
-2.10%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 €1.71
$2.31 £1.7
-14.29%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.43 €3.83
$6.57 £4.84
-32.57%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.53 €3.91
$4.79 £3.52
-5.43%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
Falkirk
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 €1.07
$1.76 £1.29
-29.55%
White Bread (500g)
$2.03 €1.75
$2.68 £1.98
-24.25%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.98 €1.71
$1.57 £1.15
26.11%
Eggs
$3.46 €2.99
$5.23 £3.85
-33.84%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$18.32 €15.82
$9.68 £7.12
89.26%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.82 €8.47
$8.35 £6.15
17.60%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.24 €16.61
$9.88 £7.27
94.74%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 €2.25
$3.09 £2.27
-15.53%
Banana (1kg)
$2.34 €2.02
$0.65 £0.48
260.00%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.11 €1.82
$4.11 £3.02
-48.66%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.77 €2.39
$5.01 £3.69
-44.71%
Potato (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$2.58 £1.9
-20.93%
Onion (1kg)
$1.77 €1.53
$1.33 £0.98
33.08%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.5 €1.3
$1.64 £1.21
-8.54%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 €0.73
$1.46 £1.07
-41.78%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7 €6.04
$18.41 £13.55
-61.98%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.13 €6.16
$11.7 £8.61
-39.06%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.43 €1.24
$3.11 £2.29
-54.02%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.29 €1.98
$3.46 £2.55
-33.82%
🚌 Getting Around
Barcelona
Falkirk
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.02 €2.6
$4.04 £2.97
-25.25%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.97 €25.01
$89.6 £66
-67.68%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.59 €3.96
$3.31 £2.43
38.67%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.02 €1.74
$1.41 £1.03
43.26%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$29.56 €25.53
$16.15 £11.88
83.03%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.81 €1.56
$2.14 £1.57
-15.42%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.4K €33.1K
$30.3K £22.3K
26.81%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.4K €28K
$34.5K £25.4K
-6.12%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
Falkirk
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$190 €164
$291 £214
-34.79%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.18 €19.15
$17 £12.51
30.47%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.37 €31.4
$49.14 £36.16
-25.99%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
Falkirk
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$57.4 €49.55
$54.9 £40.38
4.59%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.95 €18.09
$11.78 £8.67
77.84%
Cinema Ticket
$10.8 €9.33
$16.9 £12.44
-36.09%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Barcelona
Falkirk
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$732 €632
$681 £501
7.43%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K €13.1K
$18.7K £13.7K
-19.06%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
Falkirk
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.8 €74.9
$88 £64.7
-1.38%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.78 €31.76
$57.9 £42.63
-36.51%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 €88.2
$87.3 £64.3
16.99%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 €101
$101 £74.7
15.33%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
Falkirk
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,581 €1,365
$918 £676
72.12%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,230 €1,062
$947 £697
29.93%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,707 €2,337
$1,089 £801
148.70%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,028 €1,751
$1,064 £783
90.66%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,602 €5,700
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,045 €4,356
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Barcelona
Falkirk
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,198 €1,898
$4,548 £3,347
-51.67%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.39
5.93
-42.83%

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Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Falkirk: October 29, 2025

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