Cost of Living Comparison Between Ibb and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Ibb and Barcelona

🙂 Solo nomad: Ibb is 20.3% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 58.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ibb is 28.4% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 50.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ibb
Barcelona
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.05 YER 1,680
$17.22 €14.83
-59.06%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$41.71 YER 9,933
$68.2 €58.7
-38.82%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$12.46 YER 2,968
$13.72 €11.82
-9.18%
Cappuccino
$2.00 YER 477
$2.84 €2.45
-29.58%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.66 YER 394
$2.81 €2.42
-40.93%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.52 YER 124
$2.04 €1.76
-74.51%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$4.58 €3.95
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$4.61 €3.97
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ibb
Barcelona
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$3.30 YER 786
$1.28 €1.10
157.81%
White Bread (500g)
$1.22 YER 291
$2.12 €1.83
-42.45%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$4.64 YER 1,105
$2.00 €1.72
132.00%
Eggs
$6.55 YER 1,561
$3.48 €3.00
88.22%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.42 YER 2,244
$18.68 €16.08
-49.57%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$12.41 YER 2,955
$9.42 €8.11
31.74%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$27.73 YER 6,603
$18.68 €16.08
48.45%
Apples (1kg)
$6.00 YER 1,429
$2.61 €2.24
129.89%
Banana (1kg)
$2.22 YER 528
$2.39 €2.06
-7.11%
Oranges (1kg)
$6.19 YER 1,475
$2.09 €1.80
196.17%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.73 YER 888
$2.73 €2.35
36.63%
Potato (1kg)
$2.42 YER 577
$1.96 €1.69
23.47%
Onion (1kg)
$2.03 YER 483
$1.87 €1.61
8.56%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.78 YER 185
$1.48 €1.27
-47.30%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.47 YER 351
$0.92 €0.79
59.78%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$3.27 YER 779
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Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.16 YER 991
$6.87 €5.92
-39.45%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$7.12 €6.13
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.38 €1.19
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.41 €2.08
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🚌 Getting Around
Ibb
Barcelona
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$2.97 €2.56
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$28.77 €24.77
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.10 YER 501
$4.57 €3.93
-54.05%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$2.10 €1.81
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Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
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$28.85 €24.84
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Gasoline (1 liter)
$4.01 YER 954
$1.90 €1.63
111.05%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$38.7K €33.3K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$32.3K €27.8K
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ibb
Barcelona
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$91.7 YER 21.8K
$183 €158
-49.96%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$15.22 YER 3,625
$22.62 €19.48
-32.71%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$75.6 YER 18.0K
$36.50 €31.43
107.21%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ibb
Barcelona
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$81.9 YER 19.5K
$58.7 €50.6
39.53%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$20.82 €17.93
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Cinema Ticket
-
$11.10 €9.56
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🧸 Childcare & Education
Ibb
Barcelona
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$28.91 YER 6,885
$726 €625
-96.02%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,365 YER 801.3K
$15.3K €13.1K
-77.94%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ibb
Barcelona
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$28.42 YER 6,769
$86.2 €74.3
-67.04%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
-
$37.48 €32.27
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$50.0 YER 11.9K
$106 €91.0
-52.63%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$57.7 YER 13.7K
$118 €102
-51.18%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ibb
Barcelona
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$220 YER 52.3K
$1,568 €1,350
-86.00%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$157 YER 37.5K
$1,236 €1,064
-87.27%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$565 YER 134.5K
$2,752 €2,370
-79.48%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$397 YER 94.5K
$1,981 €1,705
-79.97%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
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$6,921 €5,959
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$4,760 €4,099
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Ibb
Barcelona
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$323 YER 77.0K
$2,498 €2,150
-87.06%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
3.39
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Last update for Ibb: March 2, 2026

Last update for Barcelona: March 3, 2026

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