Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Harrogate Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Harrogate

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 13.6% cheaper than Harrogate without rent, and 4.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 14.4% cheaper than Harrogate without rent, and 3.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barcelona
Harrogate
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.41 €15.03
$20.04 £14.75
-13.12%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.7 €59.3
$75.3 £55.4
-8.73%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.71 €11.84
$10.77 £7.93
27.30%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$4.83 £3.56
-42.44%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.8 €2.42
$2.31 £1.7
21.21%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 €1.71
$1.69 £1.24
17.16%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.43 €3.83
$6.59 £4.85
-32.78%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.53 €3.91
$6.01 £4.42
-24.63%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
Harrogate
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 €1.07
$1.57 £1.15
-21.02%
White Bread (500g)
$2.03 €1.75
$1.7 £1.25
19.41%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.98 €1.71
$2.25 £1.66
-12.00%
Eggs
$3.46 €2.99
$4.07 £3
-14.99%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$18.32 €15.82
$7.92 £5.83
131.31%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.82 €8.47
$9.69 £7.13
1.34%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.24 €16.61
$16.6 £12.22
15.90%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 €2.25
$3.2 £2.35
-18.44%
Banana (1kg)
$2.34 €2.02
$1.5 £1.1
56.00%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.11 €1.82
$2.44 £1.8
-13.52%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.77 €2.39
$4.46 £3.28
-37.89%
Potato (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$1.56 £1.15
30.77%
Onion (1kg)
$1.77 €1.53
$1.55 £1.14
14.19%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.5 €1.3
$1.26 £0.93
19.05%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 €0.73
$1.48 £1.09
-42.57%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7 €6.04
$18.96 £13.95
-63.08%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.13 €6.16
$11.1 £8.17
-35.77%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.43 €1.24
$3.73 £2.74
-61.66%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.29 €1.98
$3.48 £2.56
-34.20%
🚌 Getting Around
Barcelona
Harrogate
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.02 €2.6
$3.96 £2.92
-23.74%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.97 €25.01
$88.4 £65
-67.21%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.59 €3.96
$5.29 £3.89
-13.23%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.02 €1.74
$1.5 £1.1
34.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$29.56 €25.53
$21.63 £15.92
36.66%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.81 €1.56
$1.9 £1.4
-4.74%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.4K €33.1K
$38K £28K
1.06%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.4K €28K
$37.5K £27.6K
-13.61%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
Harrogate
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$190 €164
$317 £234
-40.28%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.18 €19.15
$22.83 £16.8
-2.85%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.37 €31.4
$43.4 £31.94
-16.20%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
Harrogate
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$57.4 €49.55
$66.6 £49.03
-13.85%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.95 €18.09
$16.37 £12.04
27.98%
Cinema Ticket
$10.8 €9.33
$16.18 £11.9
-33.25%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Barcelona
Harrogate
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$732 €632
$1,611 £1,185
-54.55%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K €13.1K
$16K £11.8K
-5.44%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
Harrogate
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.8 €74.9
$81.3 £59.8
6.78%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.78 €31.76
$53.7 £39.53
-31.52%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 €88.2
$106 £78
-3.62%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 €101
$131 £96.1
-10.36%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
Harrogate
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,581 €1,365
$1,270 £934
24.52%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,230 €1,062
$1,034 £761
18.90%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,707 €2,337
$1,869 £1,376
44.82%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,028 €1,751
$1,627 £1,197
24.62%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,602 €5,700
$5,643 £4,153
16.98%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,045 €4,356
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Barcelona
Harrogate
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,198 €1,898
$2,957 £2,176
-25.65%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.39
5.51
-38.48%

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Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Harrogate: October 28, 2025

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