Cost of Living Comparison Between Bishops Stortford and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Bishops Stortford and Barcelona

😐 Solo nomad: Bishops Stortford is 0.9% more expensive than Barcelona without rent, and 9.1% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Bishops Stortford is 4.1% more expensive than Barcelona without rent, and 6.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Bishops Stortford
Barcelona
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.18 £14.85
$17.41 €15.03
15.91%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$81 £59.6
$68.7 €59.3
17.79%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.71 £7.14
$13.71 €11.84
-29.18%
Cappuccino
$4.17 £3.07
$2.78 €2.4
50.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 £1.45
$2.8 €2.42
-29.29%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.62 £1.19
$1.98 €1.71
-18.18%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.52 £4.06
$4.43 €3.83
24.60%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.27 £3.88
$4.53 €3.91
16.34%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Bishops Stortford
Barcelona
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.15 £0.85
$1.24 €1.07
-7.26%
White Bread (500g)
$1.55 £1.14
$2.03 €1.75
-23.65%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.11 £1.55
$1.98 €1.71
6.57%
Eggs
$4.3 £3.16
$3.46 €2.99
24.28%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.1 £7.43
$18.32 €15.82
-44.87%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.36 £5.42
$9.82 €8.47
-25.05%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.53 £12.9
$19.24 €16.61
-8.89%
Apples (1kg)
$1.45 £1.06
$2.61 €2.25
-44.44%
Banana (1kg)
$0.93 £0.68
$2.34 €2.02
-60.26%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.35 £2.46
$2.11 €1.82
58.77%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.65 £1.95
$2.77 €2.39
-4.33%
Potato (1kg)
$0.52 £0.38
$2.04 €1.76
-74.51%
Onion (1kg)
$0.69 £0.51
$1.77 €1.53
-61.02%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.56 £0.41
$1.5 €1.3
-62.67%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.4 £0.29
$0.85 €0.73
-52.94%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$16.05 £11.81
$7 €6.04
129.29%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.37 £6.9
$7.13 €6.16
31.42%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.19 £0.87
$1.43 €1.24
-16.78%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 £2.04
$2.29 €1.98
20.96%
🚌 Getting Around
Bishops Stortford
Barcelona
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$4.2 £3.09
$3.02 €2.6
39.07%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$77.7 £57.1
$28.97 €25.01
168.04%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.7 £1.98
$4.59 €3.96
-41.18%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.69 £1.24
$2.02 €1.74
-16.34%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 £10.04
$29.56 €25.53
-53.86%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.98 £1.46
$1.81 €1.56
9.39%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$22K £16.2K
$38.4K €33.1K
-42.63%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$36.6K £27K
$32.4K €28K
13.09%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Bishops Stortford
Barcelona
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$363 £267
$190 €164
91.34%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.65 £12.99
$22.18 €19.15
-20.42%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$35.88 £26.41
$36.37 €31.4
-1.35%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Bishops Stortford
Barcelona
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$46.23 £34.02
$57.4 €49.55
-19.45%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7.91 £5.82
$20.95 €18.09
-62.24%
Cinema Ticket
$12.12 £8.92
$10.8 €9.33
12.22%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Bishops Stortford
Barcelona
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,733 £1,275
$732 €632
136.69%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,801 £5,005
$15.1K €13.1K
-55.03%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Bishops Stortford
Barcelona
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$47.57 £35
$86.8 €74.9
-45.18%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.05 £25.06
$36.78 €31.76
-7.42%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$70.9 £52.2
$102 €88.2
-30.65%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$89.3 £65.7
$117 €101
-23.69%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Bishops Stortford
Barcelona
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,431 £1,053
$1,581 €1,365
-9.47%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,283 £944
$1,230 €1,062
4.34%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,234 £1,644
$2,707 €2,337
-17.50%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,231 £1,641
$2,028 €1,751
10.00%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$6,602 €5,700
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$5,045 €4,356
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Bishops Stortford
Barcelona
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,018 £2,221
$2,198 €1,898
37.29%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.9
3.39
74.04%

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Last update for Bishops Stortford: October 28, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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