Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Tokyo Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Tokyo

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 0.6% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 37.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Barcelona is 3.4% more expensive than Tokyo without rent, and 24.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.08 €14.72

$8.48 ¥1,342

101.42%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$69.5 €59.9

$47.65 ¥7,537

45.81%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.87 €11.95

$5.64 ¥892

145.92%

Cappuccino

$2.75 €2.37

$3.66 ¥579

-24.86%

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

$2.72 €2.34

$1.25 ¥197

117.60%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$0.91 ¥144

117.58%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.82

$4.06 ¥642

9.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.61 €3.98

$5.52 ¥872

-16.49%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.28 €1.11

$1.61 ¥255

-20.50%

White Bread (500g)

$2.05 €1.77

$1.52 ¥240

34.87%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.93 €1.67

$5.50 ¥870

-64.91%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.98

$2.31 ¥365

49.78%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.86 €16.26

$15.84 ¥2,506

19.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.52 €8.21

$7.99 ¥1,265

19.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.88 €16.28

$22.96 ¥3,632

-17.77%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$5.25 ¥830

-50.29%

Banana (1kg)

$2.46 €2.12

$2.65 ¥419

-7.17%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.18 €1.88

$5.97 ¥944

-63.48%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.85 €2.46

$5.96 ¥943

-52.18%

Potato (1kg)

$1.95 €1.68

$3.32 ¥525

-41.27%

Onion (1kg)

$1.85 €1.59

$3.43 ¥543

-46.06%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.46 €1.26

$1.50 ¥237

-2.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 €0.78

$0.93 ¥147

-2.15%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.10 €6.12

$4.26 ¥673

66.67%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.15 €6.16

$9.27 ¥1,466

-22.87%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.23

$2.10 ¥332

-31.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.32 €2.00

$2.99 ¥472

-22.41%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.00 €2.59

$1.48 ¥235

102.70%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.36 €24.45

$83.2 ¥13.2K

-65.91%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.56 €3.93

$3.51 ¥555

29.91%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.12 €1.83

$2.96 ¥468

-28.38%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.59 €25.50

$25.80 ¥4,081

14.69%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.86 €1.61

$1.24 ¥196

50.00%

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

$38.5K €33.2K

$23.1K ¥3.7M

66.67%

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

$32.5K €28.0K

$17.6K ¥2.8M

84.61%

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

$184 €159

$165 ¥26.1K

11.92%

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

$22.87 €19.72

$25.90 ¥4,097

-11.70%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.73 €32.52

$33.78 ¥5,342

11.69%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$58.0 €49.99

$70.8 ¥11.2K

-18.05%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.16 €18.24

$20.40 ¥3,227

3.73%

Cinema Ticket

$11.17 €9.63

$13.25 ¥2,096

-15.70%

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

$704 €607

$497 ¥78.6K

41.63%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.9K €12.9K

$15.4K ¥2.4M

-2.72%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$87.4 €75.4

$61.9 ¥9,798

41.14%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.30 €32.15

$40.47 ¥6,401

-7.83%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$104 €89.6

$64.7 ¥10.2K

60.58%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$93.1 ¥14.7K

25.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,534 €1,322

$1,091 ¥172.6K

40.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,227 €1,057

$608 ¥96.2K

101.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,779 €2,395

$2,695 ¥426.3K

3.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,014 €1,736

$1,320 ¥208.7K

52.65%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,981 €6,018

$10.3K ¥1.6M

-32.50%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,821 €4,155

$4,664 ¥737.8K

3.35%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,473 €2,132

$2,551 ¥403.5K

-3.07%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

1.72

97.09%

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

Last update for Barcelona: January 11, 2026

Last update for Tokyo: January 12, 2026

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