Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Vancouver Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Vancouver

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 18.5% cheaper than Vancouver without rent, and 18.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 13.6% cheaper than Vancouver without rent, and 19.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$18.3 CA$24.9

-4.86%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$80.5 CA$110

-14.62%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$11.12 CA$15.14

23.29%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$4.07 CA$5.54

-31.70%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$2.15 CA$2.92

30.23%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.81 CA$2.46

9.39%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$5.93 CA$8.07

-25.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$7.16 CA$9.74

-36.73%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$2.32 CA$3.15

-46.55%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$3.2 CA$4.35

-36.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$3.73 CA$5.08

-46.92%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$4.33 CA$5.89

-20.09%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$12.92 CA$17.58

41.80%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$13.87 CA$18.89

-29.20%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$15.62 CA$21.26

23.18%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$4.17 CA$5.68

-37.41%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$1.52 CA$2.07

53.95%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$4.04 CA$5.5

-47.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$5.08 CA$6.92

-45.47%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$3.15 CA$4.28

-35.24%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$3.09 CA$4.21

-42.72%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$2.68 CA$3.65

-44.03%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$1.89 CA$2.57

-55.03%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$15.4 CA$20.96

-54.55%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$16 CA$21.78

-55.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$3.2 CA$4.35

-55.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$3.79 CA$5.16

-39.58%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$2.43 CA$3.3

24.28%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$82.8 CA$113

-65.01%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$3.65 CA$4.96

25.75%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$1.42 CA$1.94

42.25%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$26.8 CA$36.48

10.30%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 €1.56

$1.32 CA$1.8

37.12%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$25.4K CA$34.5K

51.33%

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

$32.4K €28K

$20.5K CA$27.9K

58.22%

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

$190 €164

$88.7 CA$121

113.69%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$40.14 CA$54.6

-44.74%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$60.2 CA$82

-39.61%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$45.18 CA$61.5

27.03%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

$15.77 CA$21.46

32.85%

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$12.37 CA$16.84

-12.69%

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

$732 €632

$1,160 CA$1,579

-36.90%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$18.5K CA$25.2K

-18.24%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$63.4 CA$86.3

36.88%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$41.97 CA$57.1

-12.37%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$94.8 CA$129

7.81%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$115 CA$157

1.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$2,009 CA$2,735

-21.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$1,618 CA$2,202

-23.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$3,495 CA$4,758

-22.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$2,772 CA$3,773

-26.84%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,602 €5,700

$9,600 CA$13.1K

-31.23%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,045 €4,356

$7,166 CA$9,755

-29.59%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,198 €1,898

$3,337 CA$4,543

-34.13%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

5.61

-39.57%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Vancouver: October 26, 2025

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