Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Mercedes Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Mercedes

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 4.4% cheaper than Mercedes without rent, and 76.3% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Barcelona is 4.1% more expensive than Mercedes without rent, and 69.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$16.19 UYU 665

7.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$55.4 UYU 2,278

24.02%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$12.03 UYU 494

13.97%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$4.1 UYU 168

-32.20%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$2.2 UYU 90.4

27.27%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.69 UYU 69.4

17.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$4.47 UYU 184

-0.89%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$3.65 UYU 150

24.11%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.26 UYU 51.9

-1.59%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$2.8 UYU 115

-27.50%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.45 UYU 59.7

36.55%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$2.63 UYU 108

31.56%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$13.73 UYU 564

33.43%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$10.72 UYU 440

-8.40%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$7.47 UYU 307

157.56%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$1.96 UYU 80.6

33.16%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$2.48 UYU 102

-5.65%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$1.09 UYU 44.76

93.58%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$2.86 UYU 118

-3.15%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$2.06 UYU 84.8

-0.97%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$1.92 UYU 79

-7.81%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$1.37 UYU 56.1

9.49%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$1.61 UYU 66.2

-47.20%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$4.82 UYU 198

45.23%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$10.23 UYU 420

-30.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$2.38 UYU 97.9

-39.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$2.97 UYU 122

-22.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$1.23 UYU 50.6

145.53%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$43.45 UYU 1,786

-33.33%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$1.43 UYU 58.7

220.98%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$1.52 UYU 62.4

32.89%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$10.81 UYU 444

173.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 €1.56

$1.84 UYU 75.4

-1.63%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$34.6K UYU 1.4M

11.01%

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

$32.4K €28K

$36.4K UYU 1.5M

-11.01%

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

$190 €164

$168 UYU 6,921

12.56%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$16.36 UYU 672

35.57%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$49.81 UYU 2,047

-26.98%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$10.37 UYU 426

4.15%

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

$732 €632

$484 UYU 19.9K

51.25%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$8,842 UYU 363.3K

71.05%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$93.8 UYU 3,855

-7.50%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$47.27 UYU 1,942

-22.19%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$114 UYU 4,669

-10.08%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$125 UYU 5,143

-6.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$559 UYU 23K

182.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$293 UYU 12K

319.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$620 UYU 25.5K

336.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$449 UYU 18.4K

351.88%

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

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

5.68

-40.32%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Mercedes: October 28, 2025

Similar cities

Athens

🇬🇷 Greece

Madrid

🇪🇸 Spain

Rome

🇮🇹 Italy

Brisbane

🇦🇺 Australia

Turin

🇮🇹 Italy

Tokyo

🇯🇵 Japan

Abu Dhabi

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

Ljubljana

🇸🇮 Slovenia