Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Tunbridge Wells Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Tunbridge Wells

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 19% cheaper than Tunbridge Wells without rent, and 9.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 10.4% cheaper than Tunbridge Wells without rent, and 11.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barcelona
Tunbridge Wells
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.41 €15.03
$26.85 £19.76
-35.16%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.7 €59.3
$95.9 £70.6
-28.33%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.71 €11.84
$10.14 £7.46
35.21%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$4.29 £3.16
-35.20%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.8 €2.42
$1.99 £1.46
40.70%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 €1.71
$1.3 £0.96
52.31%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.43 €3.83
$7.92 £5.83
-44.07%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.53 €3.91
$5.5 £4.05
-17.64%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
Tunbridge Wells
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 €1.07
$1.7 £1.25
-27.06%
White Bread (500g)
$2.03 €1.75
$2.26 £1.66
-10.18%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.98 €1.71
$1.73 £1.27
14.45%
Eggs
$3.46 €2.99
$3.87 £2.85
-10.59%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$18.32 €15.82
$9.33 £6.87
96.36%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.82 €8.47
$8.36 £6.15
17.46%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.24 €16.61
$11.57 £8.51
66.29%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 €2.25
$2.68 £1.97
-2.61%
Banana (1kg)
$2.34 €2.02
$1.05 £0.77
122.86%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.11 €1.82
$3.7 £2.72
-42.97%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.77 €2.39
$3.68 £2.71
-24.73%
Potato (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$1.46 £1.07
39.73%
Onion (1kg)
$1.77 €1.53
$1.1 £0.81
60.91%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.5 €1.3
$1.23 £0.9
21.95%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 €0.73
$1.46 £1.08
-41.78%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7 €6.04
$18.49 £13.61
-62.14%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.13 €6.16
$9.2 £6.77
-22.50%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.43 €1.24
$2.69 £1.98
-46.84%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.29 €1.98
$2.09 £1.54
9.57%
🚌 Getting Around
Barcelona
Tunbridge Wells
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.02 €2.6
$3.28 £2.41
-7.93%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.97 €25.01
$89.5 £65.8
-67.62%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.59 €3.96
$6.59 £4.85
-30.35%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.02 €1.74
$1.64 £1.21
23.17%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$29.56 €25.53
$54.7 £40.28
-46.00%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.81 €1.56
$1.95 £1.43
-7.18%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.4K €33.1K
$37.8K £27.8K
1.63%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.4K €28K
$44.5K £32.7K
-27.16%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
Tunbridge Wells
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$190 €164
$336 £248
-43.65%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.18 €19.15
$15.45 £11.37
43.56%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.37 €31.4
$39.27 £28.9
-7.38%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
Tunbridge Wells
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$57.4 €49.55
$34.26 £25.21
67.51%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.95 €18.09
-
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Cinema Ticket
$10.8 €9.33
$16.45 £12.1
-34.35%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Barcelona
Tunbridge Wells
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$732 €632
$2,225 £1,637
-67.10%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K €13.1K
$23K £16.9K
-34.24%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
Tunbridge Wells
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.8 €74.9
$85.8 £63.1
1.17%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.78 €31.76
$56.4 £41.47
-34.74%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 €88.2
$86.6 £63.7
18.03%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 €101
$111 £81.3
5.90%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
Tunbridge Wells
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,581 €1,365
$1,496 £1,101
5.66%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,230 €1,062
$1,220 £898
0.83%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,707 €2,337
$2,548 £1,875
6.25%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,028 €1,751
$2,217 £1,631
-8.53%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,602 €5,700
$5,787 £4,259
14.08%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,045 €4,356
$4,679 £3,443
7.83%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Barcelona
Tunbridge Wells
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,198 €1,898
$3,546 £2,609
-38.00%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.39
5.54
-38.81%

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Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Tunbridge Wells: October 29, 2025

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