Cost of Living Comparison Between Norfolk and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Norfolk and Barcelona

😐 Solo nomad: Norfolk is 15.3% more expensive than Barcelona without rent, and 1.2% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Norfolk is 5% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 2.8% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Norfolk
Barcelona
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$23.07 £16.98
$17.41 €15.03
32.51%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$82.2 £60.5
$68.7 €59.3
19.58%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.73 £7.89
$13.71 €11.84
-21.74%
Cappuccino
$4.48 £3.29
$2.78 €2.4
61.15%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.95 £1.43
$2.8 €2.42
-30.36%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.66 £1.22
$1.98 €1.71
-16.16%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.31 £3.9
$4.43 €3.83
19.86%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.09 £4.48
$4.53 €3.91
34.44%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Norfolk
Barcelona
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.65 £1.22
$1.24 €1.07
33.06%
White Bread (500g)
$1.54 £1.13
$2.03 €1.75
-24.14%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.01 £1.48
$1.98 €1.71
1.52%
Eggs
$4.37 £3.21
$3.46 €2.99
26.30%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.75 £7.18
$18.32 €15.82
-46.78%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.96 £5.86
$9.82 €8.47
-18.94%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.76 £13.07
$19.24 €16.61
-7.69%
Apples (1kg)
$3.31 £2.43
$2.61 €2.25
26.82%
Banana (1kg)
$1.98 £1.46
$2.34 €2.02
-15.38%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.75 £2.76
$2.11 €1.82
77.73%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.54 £1.87
$2.77 €2.39
-8.30%
Potato (1kg)
$1.72 £1.27
$2.04 €1.76
-15.69%
Onion (1kg)
$1.77 £1.3
$1.77 €1.53
-
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.93 £0.68
$1.5 €1.3
-38.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.82 £1.34
$0.85 €0.73
114.12%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$16.07 £11.83
$7 €6.04
129.57%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.09 £8.16
$7.13 €6.16
55.54%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.52 £2.59
$1.43 €1.24
146.15%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.14 £2.31
$2.29 €1.98
37.12%
🚌 Getting Around
Norfolk
Barcelona
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.43 £2.52
$3.02 €2.6
13.58%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$90.3 £66.4
$28.97 €25.01
211.53%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.45 £3.28
$4.59 €3.96
-3.05%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.49 £1.09
$2.02 €1.74
-26.24%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$22.76 £16.75
$29.56 €25.53
-23.00%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.07 £1.52
$1.81 €1.56
14.36%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.8K £28.6K
$38.4K €33.1K
1.11%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.6K £30.6K
$32.4K €28K
28.42%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Norfolk
Barcelona
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$344 £253
$190 €164
81.57%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.42 £12.82
$22.18 €19.15
-21.46%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$44.99 £33.11
$36.37 €31.4
23.70%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Norfolk
Barcelona
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$35.41 £26.06
$57.4 €49.55
-38.30%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$13.52 £9.95
$20.95 €18.09
-35.47%
Cinema Ticket
$12.09 £8.89
$10.8 €9.33
11.94%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Norfolk
Barcelona
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,375 £1,012
$732 €632
87.87%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$12.7K £9,336
$15.1K €13.1K
-16.11%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Norfolk
Barcelona
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$103 £76.1
$86.8 €74.9
19.20%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.21 £32.53
$36.78 €31.76
20.20%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$69.8 £51.4
$102 €88.2
-31.66%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$89.8 £66.1
$117 €101
-23.28%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Norfolk
Barcelona
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,205 £887
$1,581 €1,365
-23.75%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$984 £724
$1,230 €1,062
-20.02%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,051 £1,509
$2,707 €2,337
-24.24%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,677 £1,234
$2,028 €1,751
-17.31%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$6,602 €5,700
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$5,045 €4,356
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Norfolk
Barcelona
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,335 £1,718
$2,198 €1,898
6.20%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.9
3.39
74.04%

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Last update for Norfolk: October 29, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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