Cost of Living Comparison Between Male and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Male and Barcelona

🙂 Solo nomad: Male is 23.5% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 35% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Male is 30.6% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 29.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.44 MVR 83.9

$17.41 €15.03

-68.75%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.57 MVR 456

$68.7 €59.3

-56.98%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.77 MVR 151

$13.71 €11.84

-28.74%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.49 MVR 69.2

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.64 MVR 56.2

Cappuccino

$2.89 MVR 44.62

$2.78 €2.4

3.96%

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

$1.33 MVR 20.52

$2.8 €2.42

-52.50%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 MVR 4.17

$1.98 €1.71

-86.36%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

Milk (1 liter)

$1.84 MVR 28.36

$1.24 €1.07

48.39%

White Bread (500g)

$1.53 MVR 23.66

$2.03 €1.75

-24.63%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.36 MVR 20.94

$1.98 €1.71

-31.31%

Eggs

$1.76 MVR 27.14

$3.46 €2.99

-49.13%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.14 MVR 126

$18.32 €15.82

-55.57%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.06 MVR 93.4

$9.82 €8.47

-38.29%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.08 MVR 140

$19.24 €16.61

-52.81%

Apples (1kg)

$4.11 MVR 63.4

$2.61 €2.25

57.47%

Banana (1kg)

$3.84 MVR 59.2

$2.34 €2.02

64.10%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.26 MVR 65.7

$2.11 €1.82

101.90%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.26 MVR 50.3

$2.77 €2.39

17.69%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 MVR 23.94

$2.04 €1.76

-24.02%

Onion (1kg)

$1.19 MVR 18.29

$1.77 €1.53

-32.77%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.24 MVR 49.89

$1.5 €1.3

116.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.54 MVR 8.3

$0.85 €0.73

-36.47%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$8.83 MVR 136

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.62 MVR 40.37

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.44 MVR 161

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.03 MVR 124

$7 €6.04

14.71%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.68 MVR 10.49

$3.02 €2.6

-77.48%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.68 MVR 442

$28.97 €25.01

-1.00%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.94 MVR 29.85

$4.59 €3.96

-57.73%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.97 MVR 30.4

$2.02 €1.74

-2.48%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.64 MVR 149

$29.56 €25.53

-67.39%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 MVR 14.97

$1.81 €1.56

-46.41%

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

$31.9K MVR 491.3K

$38.4K €33.1K

-17.02%

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

$33.7K MVR 520.3K

$32.4K €28K

4.19%

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

$105 MVR 1,618

$190 €164

-44.66%

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

$41.21 MVR 635

$22.18 €19.15

85.80%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$76.3 MVR 1,176

$36.37 €31.4

109.68%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$82.7 MVR 1,275

$57.4 €49.55

44.12%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$42.61 MVR 657

$20.95 €18.09

103.39%

Cinema Ticket

$9.57 MVR 148

$10.8 €9.33

-11.39%

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

$161 MVR 2,478

$732 €632

-78.05%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,496 MVR 53.9K

$15.1K €13.1K

-76.89%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$44.43 MVR 685

$86.8 €74.9

-48.80%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$55.8 MVR 860

$36.78 €31.76

51.69%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.2 MVR 1,360

$102 €88.2

-13.68%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.9 MVR 831

$117 €101

-53.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$966 MVR 14.9K

$1,581 €1,365

-38.87%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$697 MVR 10.7K

$1,230 €1,062

-43.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,713 MVR 26.4K

$2,707 €2,337

-36.74%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,404 MVR 21.6K

$2,028 €1,751

-30.77%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,530 MVR 39K

$6,602 €5,700

-61.68%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,931 MVR 29.8K

$5,045 €4,356

-61.73%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$970 MVR 15K

$2,198 €1,898

-55.88%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

12.4

3.39

265.78%

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

Last update for Male: October 27, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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