Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Sterling Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Sterling

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 3.8% cheaper than Sterling without rent, and 13.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 9.3% cheaper than Sterling without rent, and 13.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$20.2 $20.2

-13.81%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$85.9 $85.9

-20.01%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$13.33 $13.33

2.85%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$5.32 $5.32

-47.74%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$2.81 $2.81

-0.36%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.33 $2.33

-15.02%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$5.93 $5.93

-25.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$7.94 $7.94

-42.95%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$0.98 $0.98

26.53%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$3.44 $3.44

-40.99%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.13 $2.13

-7.04%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$4.94 $4.94

-29.96%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$19.1 $19.1

-4.08%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$12.15 $12.15

-19.18%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$18.33 $18.33

4.96%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$4.8 $4.8

-45.63%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$1.33 $1.33

75.94%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$6.99 $6.99

-69.81%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$6.58 $6.58

-57.90%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$3.45 $3.45

-40.87%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$2.69 $2.69

-34.20%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$2.21 $2.21

-32.13%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$2.47 $2.47

-65.59%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$8.77 $8.77

-20.18%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$13.76 $13.76

-48.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$1.68 $1.68

-14.88%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$5.1 $5.1

-55.10%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$2.04 $2.04

48.04%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$4.43 $4.43

3.61%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$1.39 $1.39

45.32%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$28.94 $28.94

2.14%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 €1.56

$0.81 $0.81

123.46%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$26K $26K

47.52%

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

$32.4K €28K

$24.6K $24.6K

31.50%

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

$190 €164

$209 $209

-9.19%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$52.6 $52.6

-57.79%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$73.6 $73.6

-50.56%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$28.88 $28.88

98.72%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$14.73 $14.73

-26.68%

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

$732 €632

$1,721 $1,721

-57.47%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$23.8K $23.8K

-36.46%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$48.23 $48.23

79.91%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$45.88 $45.88

-19.83%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$97.4 $97.4

4.95%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$119 $119

-2.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$1,287 $1,287

22.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$1,377 $1,377

-10.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$2,007 $2,007

34.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$2,249 $2,249

-9.84%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,602 €5,700

$2,820 $2,820

134.11%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,045 €4,356

$2,428 $2,428

107.80%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,198 €1,898

$3,806 $3,806

-42.24%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

6.57

-48.40%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Sterling: October 27, 2025

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