Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Kingston upon Thames Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Kingston upon Thames

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 22.6% cheaper than Kingston upon Thames without rent, and 27.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 3.1% cheaper than Kingston upon Thames without rent, and 27.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$22.7 £16.71

-23.30%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$85.3 £62.8

-19.40%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$10.03 £7.38

36.69%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$5.28 £3.88

-47.35%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$2.72 £2

2.94%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.84 £1.36

7.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$8.73 £6.42

-49.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$8.12 £5.98

-44.21%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.58 £1.17

-21.52%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$1.55 £1.14

30.97%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.76 £2.03

-28.26%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$4.07 £2.99

-14.99%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$10.04 £7.39

82.47%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$9.01 £6.63

8.99%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$14.51 £10.67

32.60%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$3.44 £2.53

-24.13%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$2 £1.47

17.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$2.93 £2.16

-27.99%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$3.57 £2.62

-22.41%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$1.57 £1.15

29.94%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$1.85 £1.36

-4.32%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$1.06 £0.78

41.51%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$1.88 £1.38

-54.79%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$17.99 £13.24

-61.09%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$9.09 £6.69

-21.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$3.13 £2.3

-54.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$4.05 £2.98

-43.46%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$2.4 £1.77

25.83%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$42.68 £31.41

-32.12%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$5.27 £3.88

-12.90%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$2.19 £1.61

-7.76%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$33.56 £24.7

-11.92%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 €1.56

$1.97 £1.45

-8.12%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$38.2K £28.1K

0.60%

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

$32.4K €28K

$38.6K £28.4K

-16.17%

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

$190 €164

$328 £242

-42.23%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$15.82 £11.64

40.20%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$41.8 £30.76

-12.99%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$89.1 £65.6

-35.59%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

$9.27 £6.82

126.00%

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$20.01 £14.72

-46.03%

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

$732 €632

$1,855 £1,365

-60.53%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$17.5K £12.9K

-13.40%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$87.1 £64.1

-0.41%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$43.2 £31.79

-14.86%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$86.6 £63.8

17.95%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$138 £102

-15.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$2,044 £1,504

-22.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$1,909 £1,405

-35.57%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$3,703 £2,725

-26.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$3,262 £2,401

-37.84%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,602 €5,700

$16.3K £12K

-59.51%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,045 €4,356

$4,259 £3,134

18.46%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,198 €1,898

$4,759 £3,502

-53.81%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

5.9

-42.54%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Kingston upon Thames: October 28, 2025

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