Cost of Living Comparison Between Benares and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Benares and Barcelona

🙂 Solo nomad: Benares is 38.1% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 58.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Benares is 31.6% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 50.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Benares
Barcelona
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.11 MUR 320
$17.41 €15.03
-59.16%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$41.74 MUR 1,878
$68.7 €59.3
-39.27%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.87 MUR 264
$13.71 €11.84
-57.18%
Cappuccino
$2.54 MUR 114
$2.78 €2.4
-8.63%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.88 MUR 39.47
$2.8 €2.42
-68.57%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.64 MUR 28.63
$1.98 €1.71
-67.68%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.99 MUR 89.6
$4.43 €3.83
-55.08%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.35 MUR 106
$4.53 €3.91
-48.12%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Benares
Barcelona
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.51 MUR 67.7
$1.24 €1.07
21.77%
White Bread (500g)
$0.7 MUR 31.59
$2.03 €1.75
-65.52%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.28 MUR 57.6
$1.98 €1.71
-35.35%
Eggs
$2.35 MUR 106
$3.46 €2.99
-32.08%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.99 MUR 450
$18.32 €15.82
-45.47%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.1 MUR 274
$9.82 €8.47
-37.88%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.48 MUR 472
$19.24 €16.61
-45.53%
Apples (1kg)
$2 MUR 90
$2.61 €2.25
-23.37%
Banana (1kg)
$1.96 MUR 88.3
$2.34 €2.02
-16.24%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.45 MUR 65
$2.11 €1.82
-31.28%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.71 MUR 122
$2.77 €2.39
-2.17%
Potato (1kg)
$1.02 MUR 46.11
$2.04 €1.76
-50.00%
Onion (1kg)
$0.98 MUR 44.09
$1.77 €1.53
-44.63%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.85 MUR 38.04
$1.5 €1.3
-43.33%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.57 MUR 25.75
$0.85 €0.73
-32.94%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.12 MUR 276
$7 €6.04
-12.57%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.19 MUR 414
$7.13 €6.16
28.89%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.78 MUR 80.2
$1.43 €1.24
24.48%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.1 MUR 94.6
$2.29 €1.98
-8.30%
🚌 Getting Around
Benares
Barcelona
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.95 MUR 42.56
$3.02 €2.6
-68.54%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$28.97 €25.01
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.82 MUR 172
$4.59 €3.96
-16.78%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.05 MUR 137
$2.02 €1.74
50.99%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.85 MUR 623
$29.56 €25.53
-53.15%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.41 MUR 63.7
$1.81 €1.56
-22.10%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$33.7K MUR 1.5M
$38.4K €33.1K
-12.32%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.5K MUR 1.5M
$32.4K €28K
0.50%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Benares
Barcelona
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$44.89 MUR 2,020
$190 €164
-76.32%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.43 MUR 784
$22.18 €19.15
-21.42%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.86 MUR 1,659
$36.37 €31.4
1.35%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Benares
Barcelona
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$39.93 MUR 1,797
$57.4 €49.55
-30.42%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$20.95 €18.09
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.93 MUR 312
$10.8 €9.33
-35.83%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Benares
Barcelona
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$160 MUR 7,221
$732 €632
-78.08%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,885 MUR 174.8K
$15.1K €13.1K
-74.31%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Benares
Barcelona
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.9 MUR 2,606
$86.8 €74.9
-33.26%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$37.73 MUR 1,698
$36.78 €31.76
2.58%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$76.1 MUR 3,424
$102 €88.2
-25.53%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$90 MUR 4,050
$117 €101
-23.11%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Benares
Barcelona
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$466 MUR 21K
$1,581 €1,365
-70.55%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$341 MUR 15.3K
$1,230 €1,062
-72.30%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$902 MUR 40.6K
$2,707 €2,337
-66.68%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$791 MUR 35.6K
$2,028 €1,751
-60.97%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$6,602 €5,700
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$5,045 €4,356
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Benares
Barcelona
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$2,198 €1,898
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.25
3.39
84.37%

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Last update for Benares: October 28, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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