Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Porsgrunn Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Porsgrunn

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 17.8% cheaper than Porsgrunn without rent, and 3.2% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 24.2% cheaper than Porsgrunn without rent, and 7.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barcelona
Porsgrunn
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.41 €15.03
$29.3 NOK 291
-40.58%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.7 €59.3
$99.7 NOK 992
-31.07%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.71 €11.84
$13.15 NOK 131
4.26%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$4.84 NOK 48.1
-42.56%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.8 €2.42
$1.97 NOK 19.57
42.13%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 €1.71
$2.07 NOK 20.54
-4.35%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.43 €3.83
$9.13 NOK 90.9
-51.48%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.53 €3.91
$9.48 NOK 94.3
-52.22%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
Porsgrunn
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 €1.07
$1.98 NOK 19.65
-37.37%
White Bread (500g)
$2.03 €1.75
$3.27 NOK 32.52
-37.92%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.98 €1.71
$3.27 NOK 32.54
-39.45%
Eggs
$3.46 €2.99
$2.59 NOK 25.81
33.59%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$18.32 €15.82
$10.05 NOK 100
82.29%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.82 €8.47
$10.14 NOK 101
-3.16%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.24 €16.61
$35.75 NOK 356
-46.18%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 €2.25
$1.97 NOK 19.59
32.49%
Banana (1kg)
$2.34 €2.02
$1.63 NOK 16.23
43.56%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.11 €1.82
$2.56 NOK 25.48
-17.58%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.77 €2.39
$2.77 NOK 27.53
-
Potato (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$1.03 NOK 10.26
98.06%
Onion (1kg)
$1.77 €1.53
$2.19 NOK 21.83
-19.18%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.5 €1.3
$2.28 NOK 22.64
-34.21%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 €0.73
$1.85 NOK 18.4
-54.05%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7 €6.04
$14.14 NOK 141
-50.50%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.13 €6.16
$12.89 NOK 128
-44.69%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.43 €1.24
$3.1 NOK 30.82
-53.87%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.29 €1.98
$4.07 NOK 40.5
-43.73%
🚌 Getting Around
Barcelona
Porsgrunn
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.02 €2.6
$3.31 NOK 32.91
-8.76%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.97 €25.01
$74.7 NOK 744
-61.24%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.59 €3.96
$10.23 NOK 102
-55.13%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.02 €1.74
$1.45 NOK 14.44
39.31%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$29.56 €25.53
$100 NOK 995
-70.43%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.81 €1.56
$2.08 NOK 20.68
-12.98%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.4K €33.1K
$36.1K NOK 359.2K
6.33%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.4K €28K
$39.3K NOK 390.5K
-17.51%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
Porsgrunn
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$190 €164
$217 NOK 2,161
-12.71%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.18 €19.15
$43.66 NOK 434
-49.20%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.37 €31.4
$38.04 NOK 378
-4.39%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
Porsgrunn
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$57.4 €49.55
$48.44 NOK 482
18.48%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.95 €18.09
$35.5 NOK 353
-40.99%
Cinema Ticket
$10.8 €9.33
$14.72 NOK 146
-26.63%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Barcelona
Porsgrunn
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$732 €632
$308 NOK 3,060
137.99%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K €13.1K
$9,962 NOK 99.1K
51.82%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
Porsgrunn
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.8 €74.9
$49.71 NOK 494
74.55%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.78 €31.76
$30.73 NOK 306
19.69%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 €88.2
$69.7 NOK 694
46.52%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 €101
$102 NOK 1,018
14.37%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
Porsgrunn
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,581 €1,365
$1,228 NOK 12.2K
28.77%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,230 €1,062
$879 NOK 8,747
39.89%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,707 €2,337
$1,824 NOK 18.1K
48.41%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,028 €1,751
$1,543 NOK 15.3K
31.45%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,602 €5,700
$5,187 NOK 51.6K
27.28%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,045 €4,356
$4,414 NOK 43.9K
14.30%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Barcelona
Porsgrunn
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,198 €1,898
$3,333 NOK 33.2K
-34.04%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.39
3.8
-10.79%

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Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Porsgrunn: October 27, 2025

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