Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Liverpool Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Liverpool

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 12.2% cheaper than Liverpool without rent, and 10.8% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 11.1% cheaper than Liverpool without rent, and 7.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barcelona
Liverpool
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.41 €15.03
$21.33 £15.7
-18.38%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.7 €59.3
$93.7 £69
-26.66%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.71 €11.84
$9.6 £7.06
42.81%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$4.75 £3.5
-41.47%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.8 €2.42
$2.11 £1.55
32.70%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 €1.71
$1.5 £1.1
32.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.43 €3.83
$6.73 £4.95
-34.18%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.53 €3.91
$6.21 £4.57
-27.05%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
Liverpool
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 €1.07
$1.65 £1.21
-24.85%
White Bread (500g)
$2.03 €1.75
$1.58 £1.17
28.48%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.98 €1.71
$2.18 £1.6
-9.17%
Eggs
$3.46 €2.99
$3.87 £2.85
-10.59%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$18.32 €15.82
$8.6 £6.33
113.02%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.82 €8.47
$8.87 £6.53
10.71%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.24 €16.61
$15.18 £11.17
26.75%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 €2.25
$2.85 £2.1
-8.42%
Banana (1kg)
$2.34 €2.02
$1.54 £1.14
51.95%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.11 €1.82
$2.59 £1.91
-18.53%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.77 €2.39
$3.73 £2.74
-25.74%
Potato (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$1.82 £1.34
12.09%
Onion (1kg)
$1.77 €1.53
$1.73 £1.27
2.31%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.5 €1.3
$1.25 £0.92
20.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 €0.73
$1.29 £0.95
-34.11%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7 €6.04
$20.64 £15.19
-66.09%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.13 €6.16
$10.72 £7.89
-33.49%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.43 €1.24
$3.08 £2.27
-53.57%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.29 €1.98
$2.89 £2.13
-20.76%
🚌 Getting Around
Barcelona
Liverpool
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.02 €2.6
$2.68 £1.97
12.69%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.97 €25.01
$97.9 £72.1
-70.42%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.59 €3.96
$3.96 £2.91
15.91%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.02 €1.74
$1.34 £0.99
50.75%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$29.56 €25.53
$16.23 £11.95
82.13%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.81 €1.56
$1.87 £1.38
-3.21%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.4K €33.1K
$38K £28K
1.02%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.4K €28K
$37.7K £27.7K
-14.08%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
Liverpool
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$190 €164
$289 £212
-34.31%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.18 €19.15
$18.31 £13.47
21.14%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.37 €31.4
$42.57 £31.33
-14.56%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
Liverpool
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$57.4 €49.55
$37.24 £27.41
54.11%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.95 €18.09
$17.25 £12.69
21.45%
Cinema Ticket
$10.8 €9.33
$17.49 £12.87
-38.25%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Barcelona
Liverpool
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$732 €632
$1,632 £1,201
-55.14%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K €13.1K
$16.3K £12K
-7.35%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
Liverpool
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.8 €74.9
$87.1 £64.1
-0.40%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.78 €31.76
$50.9 £37.48
-27.78%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 €88.2
$124 £91.5
-17.82%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 €101
$133 £97.9
-11.99%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
Liverpool
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,581 €1,365
$1,240 £912
27.50%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,230 €1,062
$807 £594
52.43%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,707 €2,337
$2,443 £1,797
10.84%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,028 €1,751
$1,267 £932
60.09%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,602 €5,700
$3,466 £2,550
90.49%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,045 €4,356
$2,574 £1,894
96.02%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Barcelona
Liverpool
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,198 €1,898
$3,083 £2,269
-28.69%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.39
5.76
-41.15%

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Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Liverpool: October 27, 2025

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