Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Taunton Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Taunton

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 9.4% cheaper than Taunton without rent, and 12.9% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 10.5% cheaper than Taunton without rent, and 1.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barcelona
Taunton
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.41 €15.03
$15.85 £11.67
9.84%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.7 €59.3
$85.7 £63.1
-19.82%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.71 €11.84
$8.92 £6.56
53.70%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$3.82 £2.81
-27.23%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.8 €2.42
$1.83 £1.35
53.01%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 €1.71
$1.36 £1
45.59%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.43 €3.83
$4.58 £3.37
-3.28%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.53 €3.91
$5.49 £4.04
-17.49%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
Taunton
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 €1.07
$1.61 £1.19
-22.98%
White Bread (500g)
$2.03 €1.75
$1.69 £1.24
20.12%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.98 €1.71
$2.73 £2.01
-27.47%
Eggs
$3.46 €2.99
$5.03 £3.7
-31.21%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$18.32 €15.82
$10.17 £7.48
80.14%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.82 €8.47
$9.22 £6.79
6.51%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.24 €16.61
$14.58 £10.73
31.96%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 €2.25
$1.93 £1.42
35.23%
Banana (1kg)
$2.34 €2.02
$1.11 £0.82
110.81%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.11 €1.82
$3.57 £2.63
-40.90%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.77 €2.39
$3.33 £2.45
-16.82%
Potato (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$1.22 £0.89
67.21%
Onion (1kg)
$1.77 €1.53
$1.35 £0.99
31.11%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.5 €1.3
$1.51 £1.11
-0.66%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 €0.73
$1.58 £1.16
-46.20%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7 €6.04
$23.74 £17.47
-70.51%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.13 €6.16
$6.5 £4.78
9.69%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.43 €1.24
$2.23 £1.64
-35.87%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.29 €1.98
$4.12 £3.03
-44.42%
🚌 Getting Around
Barcelona
Taunton
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.02 €2.6
$3.32 £2.44
-9.04%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.97 €25.01
$87 £64
-66.70%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.59 €3.96
$3.06 £2.25
50.00%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.02 €1.74
$1.71 £1.26
18.13%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$29.56 €25.53
$22.89 £16.84
29.14%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.81 €1.56
$1.89 £1.39
-4.23%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.4K €33.1K
$38.7K £28.5K
-0.72%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.4K €28K
$38.2K £28.1K
-15.19%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
Taunton
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$190 €164
$352 £259
-46.18%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.18 €19.15
$15.1 £11.11
46.89%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.37 €31.4
$42.63 £31.37
-14.68%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
Taunton
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$57.4 €49.55
$60.4 £44.41
-4.90%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.95 €18.09
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$10.8 €9.33
$13.09 £9.63
-17.49%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Barcelona
Taunton
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$732 €632
$2,770 £2,038
-73.57%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K €13.1K
$8,276 £6,090
82.75%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
Taunton
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.8 €74.9
$54.1 £39.83
60.33%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.78 €31.76
$53 £39
-30.60%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 €88.2
$95.9 £70.6
6.53%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 €101
$81.7 £60.2
43.19%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
Taunton
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,581 €1,365
$1,077 £793
46.78%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,230 €1,062
$822 £605
49.56%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,707 €2,337
$2,014 £1,482
34.41%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,028 €1,751
$1,846 £1,359
9.83%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,602 €5,700
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,045 €4,356
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Barcelona
Taunton
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,198 €1,898
$3,345 £2,461
-34.27%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.39
5.9
-42.54%

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Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Taunton: October 28, 2025

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