Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Margate Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Margate

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 10.7% cheaper than Margate without rent, and 0.5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 3.6% cheaper than Margate without rent, and 4.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$15.98 £11.76

8.95%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$95.4 £70.2

-27.99%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$10.75 £7.91

27.53%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$4.86 £3.58

-42.80%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$2.95 £2.17

-5.08%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.97 £1.45

0.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$7.95 £5.85

-44.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$8.13 £5.98

-44.28%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.87 £1.38

-33.69%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$2.25 £1.66

-9.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.82 £2.07

-29.79%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$4.67 £3.43

-25.91%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$12.35 £9.09

48.34%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$10.28 £7.56

-4.47%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$17.66 £13

8.95%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$2.06 £1.51

26.70%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$1.98 £1.46

18.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$3.57 £2.63

-40.90%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$3.59 £2.64

-22.84%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$0.65 £0.48

213.85%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$2.12 £1.56

-16.51%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$1.37 £1.01

9.49%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$1.48 £1.09

-42.57%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$20.29 £14.93

-65.50%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$10.41 £7.66

-31.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$2.33 £1.71

-38.63%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$4.03 £2.97

-43.18%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$3.82 £2.81

-20.94%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$87.3 £64.3

-66.83%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$6.88 £5.06

-33.28%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$2.56 £1.88

-21.09%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$34.31 £25.25

-13.84%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 €1.56

$1.96 £1.44

-7.65%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$29.5K £21.7K

30.20%

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

$32.4K €28K

$44.2K £32.6K

-26.81%

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

$190 €164

$333 £245

-43.05%

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

$29.13 £21.44

24.85%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$45.42 £33.42

26.35%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$10.81 £7.95

-0.09%

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

$732 €632

$2,282 £1,679

-67.92%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$22.9K £16.9K

-34.08%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$69.1 £50.9

25.54%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$40.71 £29.96

-9.65%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$88.1 £64.8

16.00%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$121 £88.7

-2.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$1,226 £902

28.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$1,021 £752

20.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$2,044 £1,504

32.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$1,723 £1,268

17.67%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,602 €5,700

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,045 €4,356

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,198 €1,898

$2,318 £1,706

-5.17%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

5.54

-38.81%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Margate: October 28, 2025

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