Cost of Living Comparison Between Ouarzazate and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Ouarzazate and Barcelona

🙂 Solo nomad: Ouarzazate is 61.8% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 75.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ouarzazate is 62.8% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 72.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ouarzazate
Barcelona
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.75 MAD 43.24
$17.41 €15.03
-72.72%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$11.16 MAD 101
$68.7 €59.3
-83.76%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.41 MAD 40.11
$13.71 €11.84
-67.83%
Cappuccino
$1.12 MAD 10.22
$2.78 €2.4
-59.71%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.46 MAD 4.18
$2.8 €2.42
-83.57%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.33 MAD 2.98
$1.98 €1.71
-83.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.82 MAD 25.62
$4.43 €3.83
-36.34%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.72 MAD 24.71
$4.53 €3.91
-39.96%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ouarzazate
Barcelona
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.76 MAD 6.89
$1.24 €1.07
-38.71%
White Bread (500g)
$0.56 MAD 5.13
$2.03 €1.75
-72.41%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.5 MAD 13.61
$1.98 €1.71
-24.24%
Eggs
$1.64 MAD 14.89
$3.46 €2.99
-52.60%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.54 MAD 68.6
$18.32 €15.82
-58.84%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.99 MAD 36.28
$9.82 €8.47
-59.37%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.48 MAD 58.9
$19.24 €16.61
-66.32%
Apples (1kg)
$0.91 MAD 8.32
$2.61 €2.25
-65.13%
Banana (1kg)
$1.34 MAD 12.21
$2.34 €2.02
-42.74%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.65 MAD 5.87
$2.11 €1.82
-69.19%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.73 MAD 6.65
$2.77 €2.39
-73.65%
Potato (1kg)
$0.65 MAD 5.87
$2.04 €1.76
-68.14%
Onion (1kg)
$0.42 MAD 3.86
$1.77 €1.53
-76.27%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.23 MAD 2.1
$1.5 €1.3
-84.67%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.64 MAD 5.81
$0.85 €0.73
-24.71%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.28 MAD 38.91
$7 €6.04
-38.86%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.64 MAD 69.5
$7.13 €6.16
7.15%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.59 MAD 23.57
$1.43 €1.24
81.12%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.06 MAD 27.86
$2.29 €1.98
33.62%
🚌 Getting Around
Ouarzazate
Barcelona
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.47 MAD 4.28
$3.02 €2.6
-84.44%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$16.36 MAD 149
$28.97 €25.01
-43.53%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.53 MAD 4.86
$4.59 €3.96
-88.45%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.51 MAD 4.65
$2.02 €1.74
-74.75%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.7 MAD 24.52
$29.56 €25.53
-90.87%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.58 MAD 14.36
$1.81 €1.56
-12.71%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$37K MAD 336.3K
$38.4K €33.1K
-3.67%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.2K MAD 265.4K
$32.4K €28K
-9.88%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ouarzazate
Barcelona
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$31.85 MAD 290
$190 €164
-83.20%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$5.21 MAD 47.38
$22.18 €19.15
-76.51%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$24.69 MAD 225
$36.37 €31.4
-32.11%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ouarzazate
Barcelona
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$15.19 MAD 138
$57.4 €49.55
-73.53%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$23.09 MAD 210
$20.95 €18.09
10.21%
Cinema Ticket
$3.85 MAD 35.05
$10.8 €9.33
-64.35%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ouarzazate
Barcelona
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$75.3 MAD 685
$732 €632
-89.72%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,269 MAD 57K
$15.1K €13.1K
-58.55%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ouarzazate
Barcelona
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$38.34 MAD 349
$86.8 €74.9
-55.81%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$50.1 MAD 456
$36.78 €31.76
36.30%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$49.99 MAD 455
$102 €88.2
-51.08%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$65.7 MAD 597
$117 €101
-43.86%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ouarzazate
Barcelona
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$246 MAD 2,234
$1,581 €1,365
-84.46%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$133 MAD 1,206
$1,230 €1,062
-89.22%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$514 MAD 4,675
$2,707 €2,337
-81.01%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$305 MAD 2,772
$2,028 €1,751
-84.97%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$766 MAD 6,966
$6,602 €5,700
-88.40%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$774 MAD 7,036
$5,045 €4,356
-84.67%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Ouarzazate
Barcelona
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$384 MAD 3,493
$2,198 €1,898
-82.53%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.75
3.39
40.12%

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Last update for Ouarzazate: October 27, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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