Cost of Living Comparison Between Oban and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Oban and Barcelona

🙂 Solo nomad: Oban is 4.6% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 1.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Oban is 15.2% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 2.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Oban
Barcelona
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.09 £12.58
$17.41 €15.03
-1.84%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.7 £50.6
$68.7 €59.3
0.01%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.91 £5.08
$13.71 €11.84
-49.60%
Cappuccino
$3.44 £2.53
$2.78 €2.4
23.74%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.04 £1.5
$2.8 €2.42
-27.14%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.52 £1.12
$1.98 €1.71
-23.23%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.88 £3.59
$4.43 €3.83
10.16%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.13 £3.04
$4.53 €3.91
-8.83%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Oban
Barcelona
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.75 £1.29
$1.24 €1.07
41.13%
White Bread (500g)
$1.69 £1.24
$2.03 €1.75
-16.75%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.8 £1.33
$1.98 €1.71
-9.09%
Eggs
$4.01 £2.95
$3.46 €2.99
15.90%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.71 £6.41
$18.32 €15.82
-52.46%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$11.5 £8.46
$9.82 €8.47
17.11%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.87 £10.21
$19.24 €16.61
-27.91%
Apples (1kg)
$3.03 £2.23
$2.61 €2.25
16.09%
Banana (1kg)
$1.65 £1.21
$2.34 €2.02
-29.49%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.73 £2.01
$2.11 €1.82
29.38%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.16 £3.06
$2.77 €2.39
50.18%
Potato (1kg)
$1.19 £0.88
$2.04 €1.76
-41.67%
Onion (1kg)
$1.07 £0.79
$1.77 €1.53
-39.55%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.21 £0.89
$1.5 €1.3
-19.33%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.64 £0.47
$0.85 €0.73
-24.71%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$16.55 £12.18
$7 €6.04
136.43%
Wine (Bottle)
$9 £6.63
$7.13 €6.16
26.23%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.16 £1.59
$1.43 €1.24
51.05%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.38 £1.75
$2.29 €1.98
3.93%
🚌 Getting Around
Oban
Barcelona
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.7 £1.98
$3.02 €2.6
-10.60%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$89.9 £66.2
$28.97 €25.01
210.46%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.81 £3.54
$4.59 €3.96
4.79%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.69 £1.24
$2.02 €1.74
-16.34%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$34.06 £25.07
$29.56 €25.53
15.22%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.87 £1.38
$1.81 €1.56
3.31%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$39.2K £28.8K
$38.4K €33.1K
2.07%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40.8K £30K
$32.4K €28K
26.03%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Oban
Barcelona
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$339 £249
$190 €164
78.81%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$24.55 £18.07
$22.18 €19.15
10.69%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$45.35 £33.38
$36.37 €31.4
24.69%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Oban
Barcelona
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$45.48 £33.47
$57.4 €49.55
-20.75%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$20.95 €18.09
-
Cinema Ticket
$8.65 £6.36
$10.8 €9.33
-19.91%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Oban
Barcelona
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,894 £1,394
$732 €632
158.76%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K £11.1K
$15.1K €13.1K
-0.31%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Oban
Barcelona
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$83.3 £61.3
$86.8 €74.9
-4.05%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.78 £30.75
$36.78 €31.76
13.59%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$95.2 £70.1
$102 €88.2
-6.83%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$118 £87.1
$117 €101
1.15%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Oban
Barcelona
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,206 £887
$1,581 €1,365
-23.72%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$987 £727
$1,230 €1,062
-19.73%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,037 £1,499
$2,707 €2,337
-24.75%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,709 £1,258
$2,028 €1,751
-15.73%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$6,602 €5,700
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$5,045 €4,356
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Oban
Barcelona
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,662 £1,959
$2,198 €1,898
21.08%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.2
3.39
82.89%

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Last update for Oban: October 29, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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