Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Karmøy Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Karmøy

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 37.2% cheaper than Karmøy without rent, and 4.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 16.3% cheaper than Karmøy without rent, and 12.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barcelona
Karmøy
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.41 €15.03
$24.84 NOK 247
-29.91%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.7 €59.3
$103 NOK 1,026
-33.39%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.71 €11.84
$13.69 NOK 136
0.15%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$5.07 NOK 50.5
-45.17%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.8 €2.42
$3.19 NOK 31.74
-12.23%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 €1.71
$2.89 NOK 28.77
-31.49%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.43 €3.83
$10.18 NOK 101
-56.48%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.53 €3.91
$9.57 NOK 95.2
-52.66%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
Karmøy
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 €1.07
$2.25 NOK 22.35
-44.89%
White Bread (500g)
$2.03 €1.75
$3.38 NOK 33.64
-39.94%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.98 €1.71
$3.26 NOK 32.4
-39.26%
Eggs
$3.46 €2.99
$4.31 NOK 42.85
-19.72%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$18.32 €15.82
$12.1 NOK 120
51.40%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.82 €8.47
$14.83 NOK 148
-33.78%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.24 €16.61
$27.76 NOK 276
-30.69%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 €2.25
$3.57 NOK 35.52
-26.89%
Banana (1kg)
$2.34 €2.02
$2.37 NOK 23.57
-1.27%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.11 €1.82
$3.28 NOK 32.6
-35.67%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.77 €2.39
$4.37 NOK 43.51
-36.61%
Potato (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$2.4 NOK 23.87
-15.00%
Onion (1kg)
$1.77 €1.53
$2.58 NOK 25.68
-31.40%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.5 €1.3
$2.88 NOK 28.62
-47.92%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 €0.73
$1.84 NOK 18.29
-53.80%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7 €6.04
$14.01 NOK 139
-50.04%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.13 €6.16
$14.95 NOK 149
-52.31%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.43 €1.24
$3.46 NOK 34.39
-58.67%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.29 €1.98
$4.02 NOK 39.96
-43.03%
🚌 Getting Around
Barcelona
Karmøy
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.02 €2.6
$4.14 NOK 41.23
-27.05%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.97 €25.01
$74.2 NOK 738
-60.94%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.59 €3.96
$10.1 NOK 100
-54.55%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.02 €1.74
$1.38 NOK 13.72
46.38%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$29.56 €25.53
$47.13 NOK 469
-37.28%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.81 €1.56
$1.99 NOK 19.8
-9.05%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.4K €33.1K
$35.2K NOK 350K
9.11%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.4K €28K
$38.1K NOK 378.8K
-14.96%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
Karmøy
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$190 €164
$236 NOK 2,349
-19.70%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.18 €19.15
$37.82 NOK 376
-41.35%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.37 €31.4
$56 NOK 557
-35.03%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
Karmøy
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$57.4 €49.55
$49.51 NOK 492
15.92%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.95 €18.09
$34.73 NOK 345
-39.68%
Cinema Ticket
$10.8 €9.33
$16.45 NOK 164
-34.35%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Barcelona
Karmøy
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$732 €632
$283 NOK 2,816
158.57%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K €13.1K
$10.2K NOK 101.5K
48.25%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
Karmøy
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.8 €74.9
$94.7 NOK 942
-8.35%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.78 €31.76
$51.5 NOK 513
-28.61%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 €88.2
$108 NOK 1,070
-5.02%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 €101
$151 NOK 1,506
-22.70%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
Karmøy
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,581 €1,365
$1,235 NOK 12.3K
28.00%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,230 €1,062
$880 NOK 8,757
39.72%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,707 €2,337
$1,824 NOK 18.1K
48.39%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,028 €1,751
$1,558 NOK 15.5K
30.15%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,602 €5,700
$5,464 NOK 54.4K
20.81%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,045 €4,356
$3,338 NOK 33.2K
51.16%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Barcelona
Karmøy
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,198 €1,898
$3,769 NOK 37.5K
-41.67%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.39
4.38
-22.60%

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Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Karmøy: October 28, 2025

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