Cost of Living Comparison Between Best and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Best and Barcelona

🙂 Solo nomad: Best is 1.5% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 4.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Best is 4.5% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 7.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$21.03 €18.16

$17.41 €15.03

20.79%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$94.1 €81.3

$68.7 €59.3

36.96%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.41 €9.86

$13.71 €11.84

-16.78%

Cappuccino

$3.36 €2.91

$2.78 €2.4

20.86%

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

$3.17 €2.73

$2.8 €2.42

13.21%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 €2.51

$1.98 €1.71

46.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.17 €4.46

$4.43 €3.83

16.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.82 €5.03

$4.53 €3.91

28.48%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.13 €0.97

$1.24 €1.07

-8.87%

White Bread (500g)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.03 €1.75

-2.46%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.14 €2.71

$1.98 €1.71

58.59%

Eggs

$4.62 €3.99

$3.46 €2.99

33.53%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.06 €11.28

$18.32 €15.82

-28.71%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$16.54 €14.28

$9.82 €8.47

68.43%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.27 €14.05

$19.24 €16.61

-15.44%

Apples (1kg)

$2.16 €1.86

$2.61 €2.25

-17.24%

Banana (1kg)

$2.51 €2.17

$2.34 €2.02

7.26%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.89 €1.63

$2.11 €1.82

-10.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.69 €3.19

$2.77 €2.39

33.21%

Potato (1kg)

$2.06 €1.78

$2.04 €1.76

0.98%

Onion (1kg)

$2.03 €1.75

$1.77 €1.53

14.69%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.2 €1.04

$1.5 €1.3

-20.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.5 €0.43

$0.85 €0.73

-41.18%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.51 €9.08

$7 €6.04

50.14%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.7 €4.92

$7.13 €6.16

-20.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.54 €1.33

$1.43 €1.24

7.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.71 €2.34

$2.29 €1.98

18.34%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.5 €2.16

$3.02 €2.6

-17.22%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$71.4 €61.6

$28.97 €25.01

146.32%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.46 €2.98

$4.59 €3.96

-24.62%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.15 €1.86

$2.02 €1.74

6.44%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$28.48 €24.59

$29.56 €25.53

-3.65%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.19 €1.89

$1.81 €1.56

20.99%

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

$25K €21.5K

$38.4K €33.1K

-35.00%

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

$27.8K €24K

$32.4K €28K

-14.03%

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

$169 €146

$190 €164

-10.65%

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

$23.1 €19.94

$22.18 €19.15

4.15%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$44.77 €38.66

$36.37 €31.4

23.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$28.87 €24.92

$57.4 €49.55

-49.70%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.07 €18.19

$20.95 €18.09

0.57%

Cinema Ticket

$14.92 €12.88

$10.8 €9.33

38.15%

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

$1,173 €1,013

$732 €632

60.21%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,069 €4,377

$15.1K €13.1K

-66.48%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$65.8 €56.8

$86.8 €74.9

-24.13%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.92 €26.7

$36.78 €31.76

-15.93%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.5 €73.9

$102 €88.2

-16.28%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$68.4 €59.1

$117 €101

-41.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,795 €1,550

$1,581 €1,365

13.54%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,126 €972

$1,230 €1,062

-8.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,615 €2,258

$2,707 €2,337

-3.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,436 €1,240

$2,028 €1,751

-29.19%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,983 €3,439

$6,602 €5,700

-39.66%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,294 €2,844

$5,045 €4,356

-34.71%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,746 €3,235

$2,198 €1,898

70.42%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.5

3.39

3.24%

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

Last update for Best: October 26, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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