Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Hong Kong Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Hong Kong

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 8% cheaper than Hong Kong without rent, and 18.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 1.7% cheaper than Hong Kong without rent, and 21.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$8.9 HK$69.9

95.62%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$64.1 HK$503

7.17%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$6.39 HK$50.1

114.55%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$5.24 HK$41.14

-46.95%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$1.31 HK$10.25

113.74%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.05 HK$8.23

88.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$6.9 HK$54.2

-35.80%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$6.34 HK$49.73

-28.55%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$2.99 HK$23.45

-58.53%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$2.23 HK$17.52

-8.97%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.03 HK$15.96

-2.46%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$3.45 HK$27.1

0.29%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$25.83 HK$203

-29.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$10.16 HK$79.7

-3.35%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$22.58 HK$177

-14.79%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$3.62 HK$28.42

-27.90%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$2.23 HK$17.48

4.93%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$3.77 HK$29.57

-44.03%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$3.02 HK$23.72

-8.28%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$2.34 HK$18.38

-12.82%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$2.19 HK$17.2

-19.18%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$1.68 HK$13.17

-10.71%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$1.7 HK$13.34

-50.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$12.89 HK$101

-45.69%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$15.75 HK$124

-54.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$1.84 HK$14.41

-22.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$2.78 HK$21.83

-17.63%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$1.74 HK$13.66

73.56%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$63.5 HK$499

-54.39%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$3.8 HK$29.8

20.79%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$1.34 HK$10.48

50.75%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$14.77 HK$116

100.14%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 €1.56

$3.04 HK$23.87

-40.46%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$38.3K HK$300.3K

0.35%

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

$32.4K €28K

$32.8K HK$257.5K

-1.28%

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

$190 €164

$234 HK$1,840

-19.13%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$17.57 HK$138

26.24%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$23.08 HK$181

57.58%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$75.9 HK$596

-24.40%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

$8.64 HK$67.8

142.48%

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$12.94 HK$102

-16.54%

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

$732 €632

$1,009 HK$7,922

-27.47%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$21.3K HK$167.3K

-29.03%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$75 HK$589

15.71%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$38.76 HK$304

-5.11%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$89.6 HK$703

14.09%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$141 HK$1,105

-16.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$2,221 HK$17.4K

-28.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$1,566 HK$12.3K

-21.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$4,753 HK$37.3K

-43.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$3,104 HK$24.4K

-34.66%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,602 €5,700

$26.5K HK$208.2K

-75.11%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,045 €4,356

$15.9K HK$124.5K

-68.20%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,198 €1,898

$3,697 HK$29K

-40.54%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

3.97

-14.61%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Hong Kong: October 29, 2025

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