Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Gent Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Gent

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 18.1% cheaper than Gent without rent, and 3.2% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 20.3% cheaper than Gent without rent, and 3.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$22.89 €19.76

-23.94%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$115 €99.5

-40.33%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$13.68 €11.81

0.22%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$4.36 €3.77

-36.24%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$3.57 €3.08

-21.57%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$3.32 €2.87

-40.36%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$5.63 €4.86

-21.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$5.8 €5.01

-21.90%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$2.76 €2.38

-26.45%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.3 €1.98

-13.91%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$4.31 €3.72

-19.72%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$17.6 €15.2

4.09%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$11.88 €10.26

-17.34%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$18.59 €16.05

3.50%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$3.14 €2.71

-16.88%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$2.36 €2.04

-0.85%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$2.72 €2.35

-22.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$3.16 €2.73

-12.34%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$1.92 €1.65

6.25%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$2.07 €1.78

-14.49%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$1.37 €1.18

9.49%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$0.89 €0.77

-4.49%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$12.5 €10.79

-44.00%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$8.93 €7.71

-20.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$1.93 €1.67

-25.91%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$2.91 €2.51

-21.31%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$2.91 €2.51

3.78%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$56.7 €48.98

-48.93%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$11.09 €9.58

-58.61%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$2.63 €2.27

-23.19%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$52.6 €45.43

-43.82%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 €1.56

$1.86 €1.61

-2.69%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$33K €28.5K

16.28%

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

$32.4K €28K

$37.5K €32.4K

-13.70%

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

$190 €164

$225 €194

-15.79%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$23.28 €20.1

-4.73%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$51 €44.02

-28.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$34.78 €30.03

65.01%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

$13.67 €11.8

53.26%

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$16.53 €14.28

-34.66%

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

$732 €632

$567 €490

29.01%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$18.8K €16.2K

-19.46%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$110 €94.6

-20.77%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$52.9 €45.71

-30.53%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$105 €90.3

-2.30%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$163 €141

-28.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$1,027 €886

53.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$912 €787

34.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$1,741 €1,503

55.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$1,399 €1,208

44.90%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,602 €5,700

$5,802 €5,010

13.77%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,045 €4,356

$3,474 €3,000

45.23%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,198 €1,898

$2,756 €2,380

-20.24%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

3.74

-9.36%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Gent: October 28, 2025

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