Cost of Living Comparison Between Fourways and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Fourways and Barcelona

🙂 Solo nomad: Fourways is 40.3% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 57.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Fourways is 40% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 55.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Fourways
Barcelona
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.52 R 151
$17.41 €15.03
-51.06%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$27.51 R 489
$68.7 €59.3
-59.97%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.81 R 85.5
$13.71 €11.84
-64.92%
Cappuccino
$2.02 R 35.85
$2.78 €2.4
-27.34%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.03 R 18.27
$2.8 €2.42
-63.21%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.84 R 14.86
$1.98 €1.71
-57.58%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.29 R 40.76
$4.43 €3.83
-48.31%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.76 R 49.09
$4.53 €3.91
-39.07%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Fourways
Barcelona
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1 R 17.74
$1.24 €1.07
-19.35%
White Bread (500g)
$0.83 R 14.75
$2.03 €1.75
-59.11%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.52 R 27.1
$1.98 €1.71
-23.23%
Eggs
$2.05 R 36.5
$3.46 €2.99
-40.75%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.12 R 109
$18.32 €15.82
-66.59%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.37 R 59.9
$9.82 €8.47
-65.68%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.41 R 114
$19.24 €16.61
-66.68%
Apples (1kg)
$1.37 R 24.33
$2.61 €2.25
-47.51%
Banana (1kg)
$1.54 R 27.38
$2.34 €2.02
-34.19%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.59 R 28.27
$2.11 €1.82
-24.64%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.51 R 26.79
$2.77 €2.39
-45.49%
Potato (1kg)
$1.36 R 24.11
$2.04 €1.76
-33.33%
Onion (1kg)
$1.21 R 21.43
$1.77 €1.53
-31.64%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 R 18.97
$1.5 €1.3
-28.67%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.88 R 15.57
$0.85 €0.73
3.53%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.78 R 49.45
$7 €6.04
-60.29%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.11 R 90.9
$7.13 €6.16
-28.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.49 R 26.58
$1.43 €1.24
4.20%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.86 R 33.13
$2.29 €1.98
-18.78%
🚌 Getting Around
Fourways
Barcelona
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.63 R 29.01
$3.02 €2.6
-46.03%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$28.97 €25.01
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.43 R 25.5
$4.59 €3.96
-68.85%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.32 R 23.41
$2.02 €1.74
-34.65%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 R 56.1
$29.56 €25.53
-89.34%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 R 23.45
$1.81 €1.56
-27.07%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$14.5K R 257.2K
$38.4K €33.1K
-62.33%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$22K R 390.8K
$32.4K €28K
-32.14%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Fourways
Barcelona
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$81 R 1,441
$190 €164
-57.28%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$36.75 R 654
$22.18 €19.15
65.69%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$37.52 R 667
$36.37 €31.4
3.16%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Fourways
Barcelona
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$29.49 R 524
$57.4 €49.55
-48.61%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$15.55 R 277
$20.95 €18.09
-25.78%
Cinema Ticket
$7.07 R 126
$10.8 €9.33
-34.54%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Fourways
Barcelona
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$197 R 3,509
$732 €632
-73.05%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,329 R 77K
$15.1K €13.1K
-71.37%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Fourways
Barcelona
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$51.7 R 919
$86.8 €74.9
-40.43%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$32.64 R 581
$36.78 €31.76
-11.26%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$70.7 R 1,257
$102 €88.2
-30.82%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$90.1 R 1,603
$117 €101
-23.00%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Fourways
Barcelona
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$369 R 6,568
$1,581 €1,365
-76.64%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$370 R 6,587
$1,230 €1,062
-69.89%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$679 R 12.1K
$2,707 €2,337
-74.93%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$634 R 11.3K
$2,028 €1,751
-68.72%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$649 R 11.5K
$6,602 €5,700
-90.16%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$682 R 12.1K
$5,045 €4,356
-86.49%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Fourways
Barcelona
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,080 R 19.2K
$2,198 €1,898
-50.87%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.69
3.39
244.84%

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Last update for Fourways: October 29, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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