Cost of Living Comparison Between Caernarfon and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Caernarfon and Barcelona

🙂 Solo nomad: Caernarfon is 15.1% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 6.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Caernarfon is 1.4% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 7.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Caernarfon
Barcelona
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.45 £9.9
$17.41 €15.03
-22.75%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$78.4 £57.7
$68.7 €59.3
14.04%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.88 £8.01
$13.71 €11.84
-20.64%
Cappuccino
$4.02 £2.96
$2.78 €2.4
44.60%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.46 £1.81
$2.8 €2.42
-12.14%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.84 £1.35
$1.98 €1.71
-7.07%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.99 £3.67
$4.43 €3.83
12.64%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.1 £3.02
$4.53 €3.91
-9.49%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Caernarfon
Barcelona
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.52 £1.12
$1.24 €1.07
22.58%
White Bread (500g)
$1.49 £1.1
$2.03 €1.75
-26.60%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.27 £1.67
$1.98 €1.71
14.65%
Eggs
$2.39 £1.76
$3.46 €2.99
-30.92%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.8 £7.21
$18.32 €15.82
-46.51%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.48 £5.5
$9.82 €8.47
-23.83%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.92 £8.77
$19.24 €16.61
-38.05%
Apples (1kg)
$2.64 £1.94
$2.61 €2.25
1.15%
Banana (1kg)
$1.38 £1.02
$2.34 €2.02
-41.03%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.39 £1.02
$2.11 €1.82
-34.12%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.39 £1.02
$2.77 €2.39
-49.82%
Potato (1kg)
$1.89 £1.39
$2.04 €1.76
-7.35%
Onion (1kg)
$1.4 £1.03
$1.77 €1.53
-20.90%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.03 £0.76
$1.5 €1.3
-31.33%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 £0.98
$0.85 €0.73
56.47%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$19.6 £14.43
$7 €6.04
180.00%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.55 £7.03
$7.13 €6.16
33.94%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.83 £2.08
$1.43 €1.24
97.90%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.26 £2.4
$2.29 €1.98
42.36%
🚌 Getting Around
Caernarfon
Barcelona
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.39 £2.49
$3.02 €2.6
12.25%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$86.9 £64
$28.97 €25.01
200.10%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.58 £4.11
$4.59 €3.96
21.57%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.22 £0.9
$2.02 €1.74
-39.60%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$20.13 £14.81
$29.56 €25.53
-31.90%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.92 £1.42
$1.81 €1.56
6.08%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38K £27.9K
$38.4K €33.1K
-1.08%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$38.9K £28.6K
$32.4K €28K
20.21%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Caernarfon
Barcelona
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$310 £228
$190 €164
63.62%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.48 £13.6
$22.18 €19.15
-16.68%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$41.4 £30.46
$36.37 €31.4
13.83%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Caernarfon
Barcelona
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$45.16 £33.23
$57.4 €49.55
-21.31%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$20.95 €18.09
-
Cinema Ticket
$11.43 £8.41
$10.8 €9.33
5.83%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Caernarfon
Barcelona
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,268 £933
$732 €632
73.26%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,882 £5,065
$15.1K €13.1K
-54.49%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Caernarfon
Barcelona
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$74.4 £54.8
$86.8 €74.9
-14.22%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$37.73 £27.76
$36.78 €31.76
2.58%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$85.5 £62.9
$102 €88.2
-16.37%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$79.9 £58.8
$117 €101
-31.74%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Caernarfon
Barcelona
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,225 £902
$1,581 €1,365
-22.50%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$989 £728
$1,230 €1,062
-19.61%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,033 £1,496
$2,707 €2,337
-24.89%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,718 £1,264
$2,028 €1,751
-15.29%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$6,602 €5,700
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$5,045 €4,356
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Caernarfon
Barcelona
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,502 £2,577
$2,198 €1,898
59.27%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.3
3.39
56.34%

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Last update for Caernarfon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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