Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Stoke-on-Trent Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Stoke-on-Trent

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 9.6% cheaper than Stoke-on-Trent without rent, and 32.3% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Barcelona is 13.7% more expensive than Stoke-on-Trent without rent, and 18.2% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barcelona
Stoke-on-Trent
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.41 €15.03
$21.45 £15.78
-18.83%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.7 €59.3
$95 £69.9
-27.66%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.71 €11.84
$9.61 £7.07
42.66%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$4.29 £3.16
-35.20%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.8 €2.42
$2 £1.47
40.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 €1.71
$1.44 £1.06
37.50%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.43 €3.83
$5.62 £4.13
-21.17%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.53 €3.91
$4.73 £3.48
-4.23%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
Stoke-on-Trent
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 €1.07
$1.64 £1.21
-24.39%
White Bread (500g)
$2.03 €1.75
$1.43 £1.05
41.96%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.98 €1.71
$2.15 £1.58
-7.91%
Eggs
$3.46 €2.99
$3.55 £2.61
-2.54%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$18.32 €15.82
$8.42 £6.2
117.58%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.82 €8.47
$8.67 £6.38
13.26%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.24 €16.61
$13.18 £9.7
45.98%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 €2.25
$2.5 £1.84
4.40%
Banana (1kg)
$2.34 €2.02
$1.19 £0.87
96.64%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.11 €1.82
$2.52 £1.85
-16.27%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.77 €2.39
$3.6 £2.65
-23.06%
Potato (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$1.13 £0.83
80.53%
Onion (1kg)
$1.77 €1.53
$1.23 £0.9
43.90%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.5 €1.3
$0.93 £0.68
61.29%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 €0.73
$1.29 £0.95
-34.11%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7 €6.04
$20.25 £14.9
-65.43%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.13 €6.16
$9.02 £6.64
-20.95%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.43 €1.24
$2.6 £1.91
-45.00%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.29 €1.98
$2.9 £2.13
-21.03%
🚌 Getting Around
Barcelona
Stoke-on-Trent
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.02 €2.6
$3.08 £2.27
-1.95%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.97 €25.01
$87.5 £64.4
-66.90%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.59 €3.96
$4.13 £3.04
11.14%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.02 €1.74
$1.14 £0.84
77.19%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$29.56 €25.53
$16.48 £12.13
79.37%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.81 €1.56
$1.87 £1.38
-3.21%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.4K €33.1K
$38.3K £28.2K
0.28%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.4K €28K
$38.7K £28.4K
-16.22%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
Stoke-on-Trent
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$190 €164
$294 £216
-35.54%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.18 €19.15
$15.9 £11.7
39.50%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.37 €31.4
$41.4 £30.46
-12.15%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
Stoke-on-Trent
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$57.4 €49.55
$31.87 £23.45
80.08%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.95 €18.09
$13.41 £9.87
56.23%
Cinema Ticket
$10.8 €9.33
$12.71 £9.35
-15.03%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Barcelona
Stoke-on-Trent
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$732 €632
$958 £705
-23.56%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K €13.1K
$16.6K £12.2K
-8.99%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
Stoke-on-Trent
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.8 €74.9
$73 £53.7
18.91%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.78 €31.76
$29.53 £21.73
24.55%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 €88.2
$95.2 £70
7.37%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 €101
$115 £84.5
1.92%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
Stoke-on-Trent
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,581 €1,365
$811 £597
94.91%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,230 €1,062
$554 £408
122.05%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,707 €2,337
$1,024 £754
164.31%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,028 €1,751
$1,003 £738
102.15%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,602 €5,700
$1,383 £1,018
377.41%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,045 €4,356
$2,937 £2,161
71.79%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Barcelona
Stoke-on-Trent
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,198 €1,898
$2,441 £1,796
-9.94%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.39
5.76
-41.15%

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Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Stoke-on-Trent: October 27, 2025

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