Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Poole Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Poole

😐 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 7.2% more expensive than Poole without rent, and 8% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Barcelona is 7.7% more expensive than Poole without rent, and 9.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$20.18 £14.85

-13.73%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$108 £79.6

-36.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$9.62 £7.08

42.52%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$4.85 £3.57

-42.68%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$2.61 £1.92

7.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.69 £1.25

17.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$7.4 £5.45

-40.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$7.2 £5.3

-37.08%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.66 £1.22

-25.30%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$1.27 £0.93

59.84%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.62 £1.93

-24.43%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$3.34 £2.46

3.59%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$10.09 £7.43

81.57%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$7.03 £5.17

39.69%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$13.73 £10.11

40.13%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$2.8 £2.06

-6.79%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$1.25 £0.92

87.20%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$2.23 £1.64

-5.38%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$2.26 £1.67

22.57%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$1.47 £1.08

38.78%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$1.47 £1.08

20.41%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$0.99 £0.73

51.52%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$1.41 £1.03

-39.72%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$17.54 £12.9

-60.09%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$9.9 £7.28

-27.98%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$2.66 £1.96

-46.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$2.48 £1.83

-7.66%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$4.01 £2.95

-24.69%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$78.2 £57.6

-62.96%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$4.06 £2.99

13.05%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$1.71 £1.26

18.13%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$21.92 £16.13

34.85%

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

$38K £28K

1.01%

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

$32.4K €28K

$39.1K £28.8K

-17.11%

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

$190 €164

$342 £251

-44.50%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$16.1 £11.85

37.76%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$45.04 £33.14

-19.25%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$30.48 £22.43

88.29%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$22.83 £16.8

-52.69%

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

$732 €632

$2,343 £1,724

-68.76%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$16.1K £11.8K

-6.06%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$84.9 £62.5

2.23%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$41.02 £30.18

-10.34%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$91.1 £67.1

12.13%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$86.3 £63.5

35.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$1,181 £869

33.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$1,216 £895

1.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$2,357 £1,735

14.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$2,163 £1,592

-6.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,602 €5,700

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,045 €4,356

$2,088 £1,536

141.68%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,198 €1,898

$3,235 £2,381

-32.05%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

5.45

-37.80%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Poole: October 29, 2025

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