Cost of Living Comparison Between Newquay and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Newquay and Barcelona

😐 Solo nomad: Newquay is 15.6% more expensive than Barcelona without rent, and 3.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Newquay is 10.1% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 2.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Newquay
Barcelona
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.16 £14.84
$17.41 €15.03
15.80%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$80.2 £59
$68.7 €59.3
16.63%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.34 £6.87
$13.71 €11.84
-31.87%
Cappuccino
$4.09 £3.01
$2.78 €2.4
47.12%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.35 £1.73
$2.8 €2.42
-16.07%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.7 £1.25
$1.98 €1.71
-14.14%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.26 £4.6
$4.43 €3.83
41.31%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.38 £3.96
$4.53 €3.91
18.76%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Newquay
Barcelona
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.68 £1.24
$1.24 €1.07
35.48%
White Bread (500g)
$1.24 £0.91
$2.03 €1.75
-38.92%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.52 £1.85
$1.98 €1.71
27.27%
Eggs
$3.42 £2.52
$3.46 €2.99
-1.16%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.95 £7.32
$18.32 €15.82
-45.69%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.06 £5.19
$9.82 €8.47
-28.11%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.41 £9.87
$19.24 €16.61
-30.30%
Apples (1kg)
$2.66 £1.96
$2.61 €2.25
1.92%
Banana (1kg)
$1.5 £1.11
$2.34 €2.02
-35.90%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.23 £1.64
$2.11 €1.82
5.69%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.3 £1.69
$2.77 €2.39
-16.97%
Potato (1kg)
$1.71 £1.26
$2.04 €1.76
-16.18%
Onion (1kg)
$1.27 £0.93
$1.77 €1.53
-28.25%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.97 £0.72
$1.5 €1.3
-35.33%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.46 £1.07
$0.85 €0.73
71.76%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$17.58 £12.94
$7 €6.04
151.14%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.31 £6.85
$7.13 €6.16
30.58%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.62 £1.93
$1.43 €1.24
83.22%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.58 £1.9
$2.29 €1.98
12.66%
🚌 Getting Around
Newquay
Barcelona
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.32 £2.45
$3.02 €2.6
9.93%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$89.4 £65.8
$28.97 €25.01
208.42%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.06 £2.99
$4.59 €3.96
-11.55%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.53 £1.86
$2.02 €1.74
25.25%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$25.58 £18.82
$29.56 €25.53
-13.46%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.9 £1.4
$1.81 €1.56
4.97%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$39.1K £28.8K
$38.4K €33.1K
1.86%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$38.4K £28.3K
$32.4K €28K
18.65%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Newquay
Barcelona
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$343 £252
$190 €164
80.83%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.1 £11.84
$22.18 €19.15
-27.41%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$44.74 £32.92
$36.37 €31.4
23.01%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Newquay
Barcelona
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.63 £35.05
$57.4 €49.55
-17.01%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$10.35 £7.61
$20.95 €18.09
-50.60%
Cinema Ticket
$11.4 £8.39
$10.8 €9.33
5.56%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Newquay
Barcelona
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$2,327 £1,712
$732 €632
217.85%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$24.6K £18.1K
$15.1K €13.1K
62.62%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Newquay
Barcelona
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$87.6 £64.4
$86.8 €74.9
0.90%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$48.09 £35.39
$36.78 €31.76
30.75%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$101 £74.3
$102 €88.2
-1.25%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$91.2 £67.1
$117 €101
-22.08%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Newquay
Barcelona
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,204 £886
$1,581 €1,365
-23.82%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,018 £749
$1,230 €1,062
-17.25%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,021 £1,487
$2,707 €2,337
-25.35%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,719 £1,265
$2,028 €1,751
-15.22%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$6,602 €5,700
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$5,045 €4,356
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Newquay
Barcelona
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$2,198 €1,898
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.82
3.39
71.68%

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Last update for Newquay: October 27, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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