Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Grays Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Grays

😐 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 2.9% more expensive than Grays without rent, and 0.3% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 12% cheaper than Grays without rent, and 3.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$20.45 £15.05

-14.87%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$53.7 £39.54

27.92%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$9.71 £7.15

41.19%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$4.75 £3.5

-41.47%

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

$1.65 £1.21

20.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$5.45 £4.01

-18.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$6.95 £5.11

-34.82%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.61 £1.18

-22.98%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$1.57 £1.16

29.30%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.68 £1.23

17.86%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$4.99 £3.67

-30.66%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$11.76 £8.66

55.78%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$9.17 £6.75

7.09%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$18.33 £13.49

4.96%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$3.19 £2.35

-18.18%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$1.99 £1.47

17.59%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$3.19 £2.35

-33.86%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$3.34 £2.46

-17.07%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$2.21 £1.63

-7.69%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$1.99 £1.46

-11.06%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$1.12 £0.82

33.93%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$0.84 £0.62

1.19%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$17.34 £12.76

-59.63%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$11.98 £8.82

-40.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$1.38 £1.02

3.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$2.67 £1.96

-14.23%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$3.27 £2.41

-7.65%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$87.3 £64.3

-66.82%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$4.46 £3.28

2.91%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$2.13 £1.56

-5.16%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$40.62 £29.9

-27.23%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 €1.56

$1.91 £1.41

-5.24%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$38.3K £28.2K

0.32%

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

$32.4K €28K

$41.9K £30.9K

-22.76%

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

$190 €164

$291 £214

-34.91%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$18.49 £13.61

19.96%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$40.57 £29.86

-10.35%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$46.46 £34.19

23.53%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$9.44 £6.95

14.41%

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

$732 €632

$1,769 £1,302

-58.63%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$18.8K £13.8K

-19.55%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$94.5 £69.5

-8.16%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$42.15 £31.02

-12.74%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$111 £81.4

-7.66%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$78.5 £57.8

49.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$1,237 £910

27.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$1,004 £739

22.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$2,019 £1,486

34.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$1,676 £1,233

21.00%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,602 €5,700

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,045 €4,356

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,198 €1,898

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 Grays: October 28, 2025

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