Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and London Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and London

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 7% cheaper than London without rent, and 4.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 0.2% cheaper than London without rent, and 1.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$18.33 CA$24.95

-5.02%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$73.5 CA$100

-6.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$10.49 CA$14.27

30.70%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$3.57 CA$4.86

-22.13%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$1.95 CA$2.66

43.59%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.93 CA$2.63

2.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$5.69 CA$7.74

-22.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$6.77 CA$9.22

-33.09%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.68 CA$2.29

-26.19%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$2.3 CA$3.12

-11.74%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$3.33 CA$4.53

-40.54%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$3.38 CA$4.6

2.37%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$9.88 CA$13.45

85.43%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$12.54 CA$17.06

-21.69%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$9.16 CA$12.47

110.04%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$4.6 CA$6.26

-43.26%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$1.37 CA$1.86

70.80%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$3.53 CA$4.81

-40.23%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$3.68 CA$5.02

-24.73%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$1.64 CA$2.23

24.39%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$2.11 CA$2.88

-16.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$2.18 CA$2.97

-31.19%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$1.51 CA$2.05

-43.71%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$12.75 CA$17.36

-45.10%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$10.58 CA$14.4

-32.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$2.06 CA$2.81

-30.58%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$2.49 CA$3.4

-8.03%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$2.34 CA$3.19

29.06%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$82.6 CA$112

-64.93%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$3.95 CA$5.37

16.20%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$1.75 CA$2.38

15.43%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$31.84 CA$43.34

-7.16%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 €1.56

$1.11 CA$1.51

63.06%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$24.7K CA$33.6K

55.35%

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

$32.4K €28K

$20.3K CA$27.6K

59.68%

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

$190 €164

$143 CA$194

32.71%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$46.9 CA$63.9

-52.71%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$57.4 CA$78.1

-36.65%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$41.4 CA$56.4

38.62%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

$7.15 CA$9.73

193.01%

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$10.71 CA$14.57

0.84%

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

$732 €632

$543 CA$739

34.92%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$14.5K CA$19.7K

4.27%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$53.7 CA$73.1

61.55%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$45.67 CA$62.2

-19.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$86.3 CA$117

18.41%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$81.1 CA$110

44.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$1,468 CA$1,998

7.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$1,289 CA$1,755

-4.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$2,667 CA$3,631

1.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$1,982 CA$2,697

2.34%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,602 €5,700

$3,324 CA$4,525

98.60%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,045 €4,356

$2,871 CA$3,908

75.72%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,198 €1,898

$2,837 CA$3,862

-22.52%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

6.21

-45.41%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for London: October 26, 2025

Similar cities

Athens

🇬🇷 Greece

Madrid

🇪🇸 Spain

Rome

🇮🇹 Italy

Brisbane

🇦🇺 Australia

Turin

🇮🇹 Italy

Tokyo

🇯🇵 Japan

Abu Dhabi

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

Ljubljana

🇸🇮 Slovenia