Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Holmestrand Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Holmestrand

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 13.8% cheaper than Holmestrand without rent, and 2.8% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 23.9% cheaper than Holmestrand without rent, and 8.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barcelona
Holmestrand
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.41 €15.03
$19.18 NOK 191
-9.23%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.7 €59.3
$101 NOK 1,005
-32.00%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.71 €11.84
$13.28 NOK 132
3.24%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$4.98 NOK 49.51
-44.18%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.8 €2.42
$2.04 NOK 20.33
37.25%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 €1.71
$2.01 NOK 19.97
-1.49%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.43 €3.83
$9.18 NOK 91.4
-51.74%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.53 €3.91
$9.38 NOK 93.3
-51.71%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
Holmestrand
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 €1.07
$1.58 NOK 15.71
-21.52%
White Bread (500g)
$2.03 €1.75
$3.31 NOK 32.9
-38.67%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.98 €1.71
$2.06 NOK 20.54
-3.88%
Eggs
$3.46 €2.99
$4.1 NOK 40.76
-15.61%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$18.32 €15.82
$11.2 NOK 111
63.57%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.82 €8.47
$14.29 NOK 142
-31.28%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.24 €16.61
$40.24 NOK 400
-52.19%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 €2.25
$1.99 NOK 19.84
31.16%
Banana (1kg)
$2.34 €2.02
$2.3 NOK 22.91
1.74%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.11 €1.82
$3.23 NOK 32.12
-34.67%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.77 €2.39
$2.48 NOK 24.67
11.69%
Potato (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$0.85 NOK 8.43
140.00%
Onion (1kg)
$1.77 €1.53
$1.34 NOK 13.37
32.09%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.5 €1.3
$2.92 NOK 29.02
-48.63%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 €0.73
$1.9 NOK 18.89
-55.26%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7 €6.04
$14.41 NOK 143
-51.42%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.13 €6.16
$12.79 NOK 127
-44.25%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.43 €1.24
$3 NOK 29.8
-52.33%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.29 €1.98
$4.06 NOK 40.36
-43.60%
🚌 Getting Around
Barcelona
Holmestrand
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.02 €2.6
$4.29 NOK 42.65
-29.60%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.97 €25.01
$72.2 NOK 718
-59.86%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.59 €3.96
$8.64 NOK 85.9
-46.88%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.02 €1.74
$1.01 NOK 10.05
100.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$29.56 €25.53
$102 NOK 1,013
-70.96%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.81 €1.56
$2.09 NOK 20.76
-13.40%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.4K €33.1K
$38.6K NOK 384.2K
-0.58%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.4K €28K
$34.3K NOK 340.7K
-5.45%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
Holmestrand
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$190 €164
$217 NOK 2,155
-12.48%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.18 €19.15
$43.65 NOK 434
-49.19%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.37 €31.4
$37.44 NOK 372
-2.86%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
Holmestrand
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$57.4 €49.55
$49.72 NOK 495
15.43%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.95 €18.09
$34.85 NOK 347
-39.89%
Cinema Ticket
$10.8 €9.33
$14.72 NOK 146
-26.63%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Barcelona
Holmestrand
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$732 €632
$309 NOK 3,076
136.78%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K €13.1K
$10.2K NOK 101.7K
47.91%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
Holmestrand
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.8 €74.9
$112 NOK 1,115
-22.62%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.78 €31.76
$30.53 NOK 304
20.47%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 €88.2
$97.9 NOK 973
4.41%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 €101
$130 NOK 1,290
-9.78%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
Holmestrand
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,581 €1,365
$1,209 NOK 12K
30.73%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,230 €1,062
$904 NOK 8,988
36.13%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,707 €2,337
$1,813 NOK 18K
49.36%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,028 €1,751
$1,554 NOK 15.5K
30.46%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,602 €5,700
$5,179 NOK 51.5K
27.47%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,045 €4,356
$3,955 NOK 39.3K
27.56%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Barcelona
Holmestrand
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,198 €1,898
$3,590 NOK 35.7K
-38.76%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.39
2
69.50%

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Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Holmestrand: October 27, 2025

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