Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Singapore Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Singapore

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 17.9% cheaper than Singapore without rent, and 33.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 16.5% cheaper than Singapore without rent, and 33.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$11.06 SGD 14.14

57.41%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$76.7 SGD 98.1

-10.37%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$7.97 SGD 10.19

72.02%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$5.01 SGD 6.41

-44.51%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$1.67 SGD 2.13

67.66%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.22 SGD 1.56

62.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$7.96 SGD 10.19

-44.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$9.14 SGD 11.69

-50.44%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$3.05 SGD 3.9

-59.34%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$2.38 SGD 3.04

-14.71%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.85 SGD 3.65

-30.53%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$3.28 SGD 4.2

5.49%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$19.56 SGD 25.02

-6.34%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$11.41 SGD 14.6

-13.94%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$22.85 SGD 29.23

-15.80%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$4.59 SGD 5.87

-43.14%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$3.04 SGD 3.89

-23.03%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$4.95 SGD 6.34

-57.37%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$2.63 SGD 3.36

5.32%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$2.42 SGD 3.1

-15.70%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$2.24 SGD 2.86

-20.98%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$2.04 SGD 2.61

-26.47%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$1.57 SGD 2.01

-45.86%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$13.38 SGD 17.12

-47.68%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$22.9 SGD 29.29

-68.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$4.34 SGD 5.56

-67.05%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$5.03 SGD 6.44

-54.47%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$1.59 SGD 2.03

89.94%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$92 SGD 118

-68.51%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$3.58 SGD 4.58

28.21%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$0.7 SGD 0.9

188.57%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$16.68 SGD 21.34

77.22%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 €1.56

$2.25 SGD 2.87

-19.56%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$138.3K SGD 177K

-72.24%

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

$32.4K €28K

$128.8K SGD 164.8K

-74.86%

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

$190 €164

$159 SGD 204

18.93%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$18.83 SGD 24.08

17.79%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$37.67 SGD 48.18

-3.45%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$119 SGD 152

-51.71%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

$12.47 SGD 15.95

68.00%

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$11.91 SGD 15.24

-9.32%

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

$732 €632

$1,187 SGD 1,519

-38.34%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$30K SGD 38.4K

-49.64%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$82.9 SGD 106

4.68%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$43.18 SGD 55.2

-14.82%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$107 SGD 136

-4.13%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$129 SGD 166

-9.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$3,100 SGD 3,965

-49.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$2,239 SGD 2,864

-45.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$6,053 SGD 7,743

-55.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$3,787 SGD 4,845

-46.46%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,602 €5,700

$22.9K SGD 29.3K

-71.13%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,045 €4,356

$15.8K SGD 20.3K

-68.16%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,198 €1,898

$4,657 SGD 5,958

-52.80%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

3.19

6.27%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Singapore: October 26, 2025

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