Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Wallingford Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Wallingford

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 9% cheaper than Wallingford without rent, and 2% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 3.1% cheaper than Wallingford without rent, and 1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barcelona
Wallingford
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.41 €15.03
$20.43 £15.03
-14.78%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.7 €59.3
$88.4 £65
-22.22%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.71 €11.84
$10.26 £7.55
33.63%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$4.8 £3.53
-42.08%
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
$1.72 £1.27
15.12%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.43 €3.83
$7.46 £5.49
-40.62%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.53 €3.91
$6.82 £5.02
-33.58%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
Wallingford
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 €1.07
$1.45 £1.07
-14.48%
White Bread (500g)
$2.03 €1.75
$1.45 £1.06
40.00%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.98 €1.71
$2.18 £1.6
-9.17%
Eggs
$3.46 €2.99
$3.7 £2.73
-6.49%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$18.32 €15.82
$10.04 £7.39
82.47%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.82 €8.47
$8.36 £6.15
17.46%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.24 €16.61
$13.12 £9.66
46.65%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 €2.25
$3.12 £2.3
-16.35%
Banana (1kg)
$2.34 €2.02
$1.53 £1.13
52.94%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.11 €1.82
$2.79 £2.06
-24.37%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.77 €2.39
$2.95 £2.17
-6.10%
Potato (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$1.42 £1.05
43.66%
Onion (1kg)
$1.77 €1.53
$1.6 £1.17
10.62%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.5 €1.3
$1.26 £0.92
19.05%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 €0.73
$1.56 £1.15
-45.51%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7 €6.04
$20.02 £14.73
-65.03%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.13 €6.16
$11.25 £8.28
-36.62%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.43 €1.24
$2.76 £2.03
-48.19%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.29 €1.98
$3.42 £2.52
-33.04%
🚌 Getting Around
Barcelona
Wallingford
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.02 €2.6
$3.41 £2.51
-11.44%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.97 €25.01
$89.6 £65.9
-67.67%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.59 €3.96
$6.01 £4.42
-23.63%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.02 €1.74
$1.68 £1.23
20.24%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$29.56 €25.53
$14.93 £10.99
97.99%
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
$38.1K £28.1K
0.66%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.4K €28K
$41.4K £30.5K
-21.84%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
Wallingford
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$190 €164
$267 £197
-29.00%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.18 €19.15
$14.51 £10.68
52.86%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.37 €31.4
$36.91 £27.16
-1.46%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
Wallingford
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$57.4 €49.55
$45.52 £33.5
26.08%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.95 €18.09
$15.4 £11.33
36.04%
Cinema Ticket
$10.8 €9.33
$13.62 £10.02
-20.70%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Barcelona
Wallingford
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$732 €632
$1,880 £1,383
-61.06%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K €13.1K
$22.6K £16.6K
-32.94%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
Wallingford
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.8 €74.9
$82.5 £60.7
5.20%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.78 €31.76
$47.87 £35.23
-23.17%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 €88.2
$88.1 £64.8
15.98%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 €101
$100 £73.9
16.47%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
Wallingford
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,581 €1,365
$1,224 £901
29.16%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,230 €1,062
$1,022 £752
20.37%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,707 €2,337
$2,014 £1,482
34.43%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,028 €1,751
$1,680 £1,236
20.69%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,602 €5,700
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,045 €4,356
-
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Barcelona
Wallingford
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,198 €1,898
$2,574 £1,894
-14.60%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.39
5.45
-37.80%

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Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Wallingford: October 27, 2025

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