Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Toronto Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Toronto

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 17% cheaper than Toronto without rent, and 14.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 14.7% cheaper than Toronto without rent, and 14.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$18.44 CA$25.1

-5.59%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$83.7 CA$114

-17.85%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$11.24 CA$15.3

21.98%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$3.93 CA$5.34

-29.26%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$2.15 CA$2.93

30.23%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.69 CA$2.3

17.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$5.95 CA$8.1

-25.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$6.8 CA$9.25

-33.38%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$2.71 CA$3.68

-54.24%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$2.72 CA$3.7

-25.37%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$3.64 CA$4.96

-45.60%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$3.49 CA$4.75

-0.86%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$13.31 CA$18.12

37.64%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$12.9 CA$17.56

-23.88%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$16.93 CA$23.05

13.64%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$3.97 CA$5.41

-34.26%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$1.13 CA$1.54

107.08%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$3.39 CA$4.61

-37.76%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$4.07 CA$5.54

-31.94%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$2.42 CA$3.29

-15.70%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$2.89 CA$3.93

-38.75%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$2.36 CA$3.21

-36.44%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$1.98 CA$2.7

-57.07%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$14.81 CA$20.16

-52.73%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$12.68 CA$17.26

-43.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$2.77 CA$3.77

-48.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$3.16 CA$4.3

-27.53%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$2.53 CA$3.44

19.37%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$116 CA$158

-75.06%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$3.73 CA$5.08

23.06%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$1.34 CA$1.82

50.75%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$26.03 CA$35.44

13.56%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 €1.56

$1.15 CA$1.57

57.39%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$24.9K CA$33.8K

54.47%

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

$32.4K €28K

$21.1K CA$28.7K

53.55%

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

$190 €164

$118 CA$160

61.02%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$38.04 CA$51.8

-41.69%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$53.4 CA$72.7

-31.93%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$57.2 CA$77.8

0.38%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

$20.67 CA$28.13

1.35%

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$11.92 CA$16.23

-9.40%

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

$732 €632

$1,155 CA$1,572

-36.60%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$17.9K CA$24.4K

-15.56%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$58.6 CA$79.8

48.00%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$39.24 CA$53.4

-6.27%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$88.1 CA$120

15.96%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$114 CA$155

2.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$1,805 CA$2,456

-12.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$1,522 CA$2,072

-19.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$2,963 CA$4,033

-8.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$2,466 CA$3,357

-17.76%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,602 €5,700

$8,787 CA$12K

-24.87%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,045 €4,356

$7,087 CA$9,646

-28.80%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,198 €1,898

$3,391 CA$4,616

-35.18%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

5.16

-34.30%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Toronto: October 29, 2025

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