Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Luton Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Luton

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 10.5% cheaper than Luton without rent, and 1.4% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 3.4% cheaper than Luton without rent, and 4.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barcelona
Luton
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.41 €15.03
$13.72 £10.1
26.90%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.7 €59.3
$68.9 £50.7
-0.20%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.71 €11.84
$7.92 £5.83
73.11%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$5.04 £3.71
-44.84%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.8 €2.42
$2.24 £1.65
25.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 €1.71
$1.44 £1.06
37.50%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.43 €3.83
$5.45 £4.01
-18.72%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.53 €3.91
$6.14 £4.52
-26.22%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
Luton
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 €1.07
$1.94 £1.43
-36.08%
White Bread (500g)
$2.03 €1.75
$1.37 £1.01
48.18%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.98 €1.71
$2.83 £2.08
-30.04%
Eggs
$3.46 €2.99
$4.18 £3.07
-17.22%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$18.32 €15.82
$6.76 £4.98
171.01%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.82 €8.47
$9.45 £6.95
3.92%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.24 €16.61
$12.79 £9.41
50.43%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 €2.25
$2.07 £1.53
26.09%
Banana (1kg)
$2.34 €2.02
$1.33 £0.98
75.94%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.11 €1.82
$1.74 £1.28
21.26%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.77 €2.39
$2.34 £1.72
18.38%
Potato (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$1.89 £1.39
7.94%
Onion (1kg)
$1.77 €1.53
$0.71 £0.52
149.30%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.5 €1.3
$1.37 £1.01
9.49%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 €0.73
$1.49 £1.1
-42.95%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7 €6.04
$20.35 £14.97
-65.60%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.13 €6.16
$7.9 £5.82
-9.75%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.43 €1.24
$3.29 £2.42
-56.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.29 €1.98
$4.17 £3.07
-45.08%
🚌 Getting Around
Barcelona
Luton
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.02 €2.6
$3.49 £2.57
-13.47%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.97 €25.01
$83.6 £61.5
-65.33%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.59 €3.96
$6.66 £4.9
-31.08%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.02 €1.74
$1.39 £1.02
45.32%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$29.56 €25.53
$16.59 £12.21
78.18%
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
$36K £26.5K
6.80%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.4K €28K
$41.2K £30.3K
-21.41%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
Luton
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$190 €164
$345 £254
-44.99%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.18 €19.15
$15.63 £11.5
41.91%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.37 €31.4
$38.63 £28.43
-5.85%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
Luton
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$57.4 €49.55
$33.74 £24.83
70.09%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.95 €18.09
$26.89 £19.79
-22.09%
Cinema Ticket
$10.8 €9.33
$13.82 £10.17
-21.85%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Barcelona
Luton
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$732 €632
$2,245 £1,652
-67.40%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K €13.1K
$23K £16.9K
-34.33%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
Luton
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.8 €74.9
$87.1 £64.1
-0.39%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.78 €31.76
$57.6 £42.39
-36.15%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 €88.2
$85.7 £63
19.27%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 €101
$123 £90.9
-5.22%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
Luton
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,581 €1,365
$1,269 £934
24.56%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,230 €1,062
$1,072 £789
14.70%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,707 €2,337
$1,936 £1,425
39.83%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,028 €1,751
$2,048 £1,507
-0.98%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,602 €5,700
$4,700 £3,459
40.45%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,045 €4,356
$5,771 £4,247
-12.58%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Barcelona
Luton
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,198 €1,898
$3,013 £2,217
-27.03%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.39
5.39
-37.11%

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Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Luton: October 27, 2025

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