Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Limassol Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Limassol

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 11.5% cheaper than Limassol without rent, and 7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 11.6% cheaper than Limassol without rent, and 8.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$22.71 €19.61

-23.34%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$85.3 €73.7

-19.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$9.21 €7.95

48.86%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$4.34 €3.75

-35.94%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$2.36 €2.03

18.64%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.13 €0.97

75.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$4.53 €3.91

-2.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$5.66 €4.89

-19.96%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.97 €1.71

-37.06%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$2.14 €1.85

-5.14%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$3.21 €2.78

-38.32%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$4.09 €3.54

-15.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$12.7 €10.96

44.25%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$9.53 €8.23

3.04%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$13.89 €11.99

38.52%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$3.36 €2.9

-22.32%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$2.4 €2.07

-2.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$2.65 €2.29

-20.38%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$3.5 €3.02

-20.86%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$1.74 €1.5

17.24%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$1.75 €1.51

1.14%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$1.41 €1.22

6.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$1.22 €1.06

-30.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$5.88 €5.08

19.05%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$9.34 €8.06

-23.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$1.88 €1.62

-23.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$2.81 €2.43

-18.51%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$2.28 €1.97

32.46%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$47.15 €40.71

-38.56%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$7.37 €6.36

-37.72%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$1.82 €1.57

10.99%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$34.18 €29.51

-13.52%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 €1.56

$1.6 €1.38

13.12%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$27.3K €23.5K

40.86%

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

$32.4K €28K

$31.3K €27K

3.60%

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

$190 €164

$237 €204

-19.92%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$24.79 €21.4

-10.53%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$35.91 €31

1.28%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$86.5 €74.7

-33.63%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

$30.87 €26.66

-32.13%

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$11.75 €10.15

-8.09%

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

$732 €632

$582 €503

25.74%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$9,507 €8,209

59.07%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$103 €89.3

-16.10%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$59.3 €51.2

-37.93%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$112 €96.9

-8.98%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$139 €120

-15.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$1,533 €1,323

3.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$1,218 €1,052

0.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$2,738 €2,364

-1.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$2,060 €1,779

-1.58%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,602 €5,700

$5,574 €4,812

18.44%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,045 €4,356

$4,948 €4,272

1.97%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,198 €1,898

$2,804 €2,421

-21.61%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

4.27

-20.61%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Limassol: October 28, 2025

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