Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Newham Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Newham

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 15% cheaper than Newham without rent, and 25.8% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Barcelona is 7.1% more expensive than Newham without rent, and 23.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$20.16 £14.83

-13.64%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$80.9 £59.5

-15.05%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$10.12 £7.44

35.47%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$4.53 £3.33

-38.63%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$2.35 £1.73

19.15%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.58 £1.16

25.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$6.3 £4.63

-29.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$6.26 £4.6

-27.64%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.64 £1.21

-24.39%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$1.66 £1.22

22.29%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.3 £1.69

-13.91%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$3.82 £2.81

-9.42%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$10.09 £7.42

81.57%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$8.57 £6.31

14.59%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$13.97 £10.28

37.72%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$3.2 £2.35

-18.44%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$1.64 £1.21

42.68%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$2.8 £2.06

-24.64%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$3.6 £2.65

-23.06%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$1.64 £1.2

24.39%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$1.5 £1.1

18.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$1.1 £0.81

36.36%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$1.46 £1.08

-41.78%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$18.78 £13.82

-62.73%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$11.18 £8.23

-36.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$2.7 £1.99

-47.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$3.19 £2.35

-28.21%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$3.4 £2.5

-11.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$89.7 £66

-67.70%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$5.4 £3.97

-15.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$1.29 £0.95

56.59%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$23.38 £17.2

26.43%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 €1.56

$2.06 £1.52

-12.14%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$38.6K £28.4K

-0.64%

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

$32.4K €28K

$41.2K £30.3K

-21.35%

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

$190 €164

$297 £218

-36.07%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$17.41 £12.81

27.40%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$43.15 £31.76

-15.71%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$46.4 £34.14

23.69%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$13.79 £10.14

-21.68%

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

$732 €632

$1,601 £1,178

-54.28%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$18K £13.3K

-16.12%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$84.7 £62.4

2.40%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$43.17 £31.77

-14.80%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$93 £68.5

9.84%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$100 £73.7

16.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$1,224 £901

29.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$1,857 £1,367

-33.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$3,449 £2,538

-21.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$3,075 £2,263

-34.05%

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

5.63

-39.79%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Newham: October 28, 2025

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