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Cost of Living Comparison Between Medea and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Medea and Barcelona

🙂 Solo nomad: Medea is 62.8% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 77.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Medea is 58.3% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 74.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Medea
Barcelona
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.96 DZD 254
$17.08 €14.72
-88.52%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$24.09 DZD 3,134
$69.5 €59.9
-65.33%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.07 DZD 530
$13.87 €11.95
-70.66%
Cappuccino
$0.38 DZD 48.98
$2.75 €2.37
-86.18%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.42 DZD 55.3
$2.72 €2.34
-84.56%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.23 DZD 29.51
$1.98 €1.71
-88.38%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.97 DZD 256
$4.43 €3.82
-55.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.39 DZD 312
$4.61 €3.98
-48.16%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Medea
Barcelona
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.04 DZD 136
$1.28 €1.11
-18.75%
White Bread (500g)
$0.08 DZD 9.78
$2.05 €1.77
-96.10%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.18 DZD 153
$1.93 €1.67
-38.86%
Eggs
$1.54 DZD 200
$3.46 €2.98
-55.49%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.21 DZD 1,198
$18.86 €16.26
-51.17%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.80 DZD 624
$9.52 €8.21
-49.58%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$16.23 DZD 2,112
$18.88 €16.28
-14.04%
Apples (1kg)
$3.20 DZD 416
$2.61 €2.25
22.61%
Banana (1kg)
$2.75 DZD 358
$2.46 €2.12
11.79%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.73 DZD 225
$2.18 €1.88
-20.64%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.57 DZD 73.6
$2.85 €2.46
-80.00%
Potato (1kg)
$0.64 DZD 83.3
$1.95 €1.68
-67.18%
Onion (1kg)
$0.46 DZD 60.0
$1.85 €1.59
-75.14%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.68 DZD 88.0
$1.46 €1.26
-53.42%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.28 DZD 36.37
$0.91 €0.78
-69.23%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.24 DZD 291
$7.10 €6.12
-68.45%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.08 DZD 921
$7.15 €6.16
-0.98%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.35 DZD 176
$1.43 €1.23
-5.59%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.15 DZD 279
$2.32 €2.00
-7.33%
🚌 Getting Around
Medea
Barcelona
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.25 DZD 32.54
$3.00 €2.59
-91.67%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$17.36 DZD 2,258
$28.36 €24.45
-38.79%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.66 DZD 86.4
$4.56 €3.93
-85.53%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.33 DZD 43.53
$2.12 €1.83
-84.43%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.68 DZD 739
$29.59 €25.50
-80.80%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.34 DZD 43.87
$1.86 €1.61
-81.72%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$20.0K DZD 2.6M
$38.5K €33.2K
-47.93%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.3K DZD 4.3M
$32.5K €28.0K
2.67%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Medea
Barcelona
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$18.77 DZD 2,442
$184 €159
-89.82%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.10 DZD 1,054
$22.87 €19.72
-64.58%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$17.57 DZD 2,286
$37.73 €32.52
-53.43%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Medea
Barcelona
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$23.52 DZD 3,059
$58.0 €49.99
-59.44%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$2.05 DZD 267
$21.16 €18.24
-90.31%
Cinema Ticket
$3.51 DZD 456
$11.17 €9.63
-68.58%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Medea
Barcelona
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$39.40 DZD 5,126
$704 €607
-94.40%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,612 DZD 469.9K
$14.9K €12.9K
-75.81%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Medea
Barcelona
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$20.19 DZD 2,626
$87.4 €75.4
-76.90%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$31.89 DZD 4,150
$37.30 €32.15
-14.50%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$31.46 DZD 4,093
$104 €89.6
-69.74%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$56.6 DZD 7,368
$117 €101
-51.48%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Medea
Barcelona
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$195 DZD 25.3K
$1,534 €1,322
-87.32%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$114 DZD 14.9K
$1,227 €1,057
-90.68%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$274 DZD 35.7K
$2,779 €2,395
-90.13%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$180 DZD 23.4K
$2,014 €1,736
-91.07%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,169 DZD 152.1K
$6,981 €6,018
-83.26%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$982 DZD 127.8K
$4,821 €4,155
-79.63%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Medea
Barcelona
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$333 DZD 43.4K
$2,473 €2,132
-86.52%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5
3.39
47.49%

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Last update for Medea: January 11, 2026

Last update for Barcelona: January 11, 2026

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