Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Seoul Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Seoul

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 6.6% cheaper than Seoul without rent, and 30.3% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 2.6% cheaper than Seoul without rent, and 12% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$8.57 ₩11.6K

103.15%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$55.8 ₩75.7K

23.15%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$6.48 ₩8,798

111.57%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$3.94 ₩5,341

-29.44%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$1.68 ₩2,275

66.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$0.81 ₩1,098

144.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$3.72 ₩5,050

19.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$5.91 ₩8,020

-23.35%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$2.26 ₩3,069

-45.13%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$3.31 ₩4,489

-38.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$3.1 ₩4,205

-36.13%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$3.22 ₩4,374

7.45%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$14.06 ₩19.1K

30.30%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$10.93 ₩14.8K

-10.16%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$34.17 ₩46.4K

-43.69%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$7.69 ₩10.4K

-66.06%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$3.48 ₩4,728

-32.76%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$5.66 ₩7,685

-62.72%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$6.72 ₩9,119

-58.78%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$3.84 ₩5,209

-46.87%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$2.87 ₩3,888

-38.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$2.53 ₩3,438

-40.71%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$1.33 ₩1,802

-36.09%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$3.36 ₩4,554

108.33%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$20.58 ₩27.9K

-65.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$2.44 ₩3,309

-41.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$3.35 ₩4,547

-31.64%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$1.12 ₩1,516

169.64%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$46.88 ₩63.6K

-38.20%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$3.57 ₩4,847

28.57%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$0.57 ₩779

254.39%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$8.66 ₩11.8K

241.34%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 €1.56

$1.25 ₩1,692

44.80%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$27.4K ₩37.2M

40.18%

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

$32.4K €28K

$24.8K ₩33.7M

30.34%

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

$190 €164

$165 ₩224.5K

14.60%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$34.61 ₩47K

-35.91%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$22.4 ₩30.4K

62.37%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$56.9 ₩77.2K

0.86%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

$23.73 ₩32.2K

-11.72%

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$11.1 ₩15.1K

-2.70%

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

$732 €632

$413 ₩560.9K

77.07%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$23K ₩31.2M

-34.32%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$58.7 ₩79.7K

47.74%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$46.88 ₩63.6K

-21.54%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$79 ₩107.2K

29.39%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$115 ₩155.7K

2.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$933 ₩1.3M

69.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$587 ₩797.1K

109.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$2,582 ₩3.5M

4.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$1,302 ₩1.8M

55.74%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,602 €5,700

$21.4K ₩29M

-69.14%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,045 €4,356

$11.1K ₩15M

-54.44%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,198 €1,898

$3,244 ₩4.4M

-32.23%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

4.14

-18.12%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Seoul: October 29, 2025

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