Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Paris Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Paris

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 21.4% cheaper than Paris without rent, and 12.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 16.5% cheaper than Paris without rent, and 17.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$17.47 €15.09

-0.34%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$73 €63

-5.84%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$13.73 €11.85

-0.15%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$4.63 €4

-39.96%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$3.96 €3.42

-29.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$3.25 €2.81

-39.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$8.3 €7.17

-46.63%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$8.26 €7.13

-45.16%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.56 €1.34

-20.51%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$2.11 €1.82

-3.79%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.88 €2.49

-31.25%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$5.18 €4.47

-33.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$26.05 €22.49

-29.67%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$13.9 €12

-29.35%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$19.54 €16.87

-1.54%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$3.49 €3.01

-25.21%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$2.37 €2.05

-1.27%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$3.54 €3.06

-40.40%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$3.81 €3.29

-27.30%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$2.71 €2.34

-24.72%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$2.96 €2.55

-40.20%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$1.87 €1.62

-19.79%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$0.91 €0.78

-6.59%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$15.12 €13.05

-53.70%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$9.41 €8.12

-24.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$2.74 €2.36

-47.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$4.05 €3.5

-43.46%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$2.88 €2.49

4.86%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$104 €89.9

-72.19%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$9.27 €8.01

-50.49%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$56.1 €48.41

-47.27%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 €1.56

$2.17 €1.87

-16.59%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$36.2K €31.3K

6.01%

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

$32.4K €28K

$36.7K €31.7K

-11.75%

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

$190 €164

$248 €214

-23.62%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$17.14 €14.8

29.40%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$35.65 €30.78

2.02%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$39.13 €33.78

46.66%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

$19.31 €16.67

8.49%

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$15.6 €13.47

-30.77%

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

$732 €632

$874 €754

-16.20%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$15K €13K

0.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$116 €99.8

-24.95%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$47.44 €40.96

-22.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$125 €108

-17.99%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$156 €135

-24.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$1,613 €1,393

-1.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$1,181 €1,020

4.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$3,656 €3,156

-25.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$2,270 €1,960

-10.66%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,602 €5,700

$13.8K €12K

-52.33%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,045 €4,356

$9,373 €8,093

-46.17%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,198 €1,898

$3,765 €3,251

-41.62%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

3.55

-4.51%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Paris: October 27, 2025

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