Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Glasgow Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Glasgow

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 13.3% cheaper than Glasgow without rent, and 3.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 12.9% cheaper than Glasgow without rent, and 10.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$20.72 £15.24

-15.97%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$99.4 £73.2

-30.86%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$9.78 £7.2

40.18%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$4.84 £3.56

-42.56%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$2.17 £1.6

29.03%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.43 £1.06

38.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$6.63 £4.88

-33.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$6.88 £5.06

-34.16%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.76 £1.3

-29.55%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$1.73 £1.27

17.34%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.71 £2

-26.94%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$3.79 £2.79

-8.71%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$9.82 £7.22

86.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$9.45 £6.95

3.92%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$14.15 £10.42

35.97%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$3.33 £2.45

-21.62%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$1.78 £1.31

31.46%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$3.36 £2.47

-37.20%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$3.62 £2.66

-23.48%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$1.69 £1.25

20.71%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$1.9 £1.4

-6.84%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$1.23 £0.9

21.95%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$1.58 £1.16

-46.20%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$21.04 £15.48

-66.73%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$10.79 £7.94

-33.92%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$2.99 £2.2

-52.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$3.43 £2.52

-33.24%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$4.04 £2.98

-25.25%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$95.3 £70.1

-69.60%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$5.37 £3.95

-14.53%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$2.26 £1.66

-10.62%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$26.92 £19.81

9.81%

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

$38.4K £28.2K

0.10%

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

$32.4K €28K

$38.4K £28.2K

-15.58%

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

$190 €164

$383 £282

-50.53%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$17.87 £13.15

24.12%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$41.22 £30.33

-11.77%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$50.2 £36.95

14.30%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

$19.67 £14.47

6.51%

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$17.95 £13.21

-39.83%

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

$732 €632

$1,150 £846

-36.35%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$18K £13.3K

-16.11%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$122 £90

-29.07%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$49.82 £36.67

-26.17%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$107 £78.6

-4.32%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$108 £79.2

8.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$1,428 £1,051

10.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$1,003 £738

22.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$2,798 £2,059

-3.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$1,829 £1,346

10.85%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,602 €5,700

$4,131 £3,040

59.80%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,045 €4,356

$3,088 £2,272

63.41%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,198 €1,898

$3,117 £2,294

-29.48%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

5.32

-36.28%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Glasgow: October 29, 2025

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