Cost of Living Comparison Between Placetas and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Placetas and Barcelona

🙂 Solo nomad: Placetas is 2.8% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 31.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Placetas is 36.6% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 51.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Placetas
Barcelona
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$15.23 CUP 365
$17.41 €15.03
-12.52%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$13.71 CUP 329
$68.7 €59.3
-80.05%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.12 CUP 171
$13.71 €11.84
-48.07%
Cappuccino
$3.03 CUP 72.7
$2.78 €2.4
8.99%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.15 CUP 75.6
$2.8 €2.42
12.50%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.81 CUP 43.48
$1.98 €1.71
-8.59%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.9 CUP 118
$4.43 €3.83
10.61%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.96 CUP 71
$4.53 €3.91
-34.66%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Placetas
Barcelona
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.04 CUP 48.88
$1.24 €1.07
64.52%
White Bread (500g)
$1.95 CUP 46.91
$2.03 €1.75
-3.94%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.01 CUP 24.3
$1.98 €1.71
-48.99%
Eggs
$1.23 CUP 29.46
$3.46 €2.99
-64.45%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.48 CUP 179
$18.32 €15.82
-59.17%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.1 CUP 74.4
$9.82 €8.47
-68.43%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.47 CUP 299
$19.24 €16.61
-35.19%
Apples (1kg)
$1.88 CUP 45.01
$2.61 €2.25
-27.97%
Banana (1kg)
$1.12 CUP 26.95
$2.34 €2.02
-52.14%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.67 CUP 39.96
$2.11 €1.82
-20.85%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.09 CUP 26.13
$2.77 €2.39
-60.65%
Potato (1kg)
$0.98 CUP 23.41
$2.04 €1.76
-51.96%
Onion (1kg)
$1.02 CUP 24.56
$1.77 €1.53
-42.37%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.03 CUP 24.68
$1.5 €1.3
-31.33%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.99 CUP 23.67
$0.85 €0.73
16.47%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.91 CUP 69.9
$7 €6.04
-58.43%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.14 CUP 243
$7.13 €6.16
42.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.04 CUP 49.07
$1.43 €1.24
42.66%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.98 CUP 71.5
$2.29 €1.98
30.13%
🚌 Getting Around
Placetas
Barcelona
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.17 CUP 4.13
$3.02 €2.6
-94.37%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$19.7 CUP 473
$28.97 €25.01
-32.00%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.06 CUP 121
$4.59 €3.96
10.24%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.38 CUP 9.23
$2.02 €1.74
-81.19%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$14.99 CUP 360
$29.56 €25.53
-49.29%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.24 CUP 29.76
$1.81 €1.56
-31.49%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$77K CUP 1.8M
$38.4K €33.1K
100.52%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$67.8K CUP 1.6M
$32.4K €28K
109.43%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Placetas
Barcelona
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$34.8 CUP 835
$190 €164
-81.64%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$14.83 CUP 356
$22.18 €19.15
-33.14%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$220 CUP 5,276
$36.37 €31.4
504.45%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Placetas
Barcelona
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$40.01 CUP 960
$57.4 €49.55
-30.28%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$9.94 CUP 239
$20.95 €18.09
-52.55%
Cinema Ticket
$0.99 CUP 23.72
$10.8 €9.33
-90.83%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Placetas
Barcelona
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$118 CUP 2,833
$732 €632
-83.88%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$11.1K CUP 267.1K
$15.1K €13.1K
-26.41%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Placetas
Barcelona
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$45.51 CUP 1,092
$86.8 €74.9
-47.55%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$29.57 CUP 710
$36.78 €31.76
-19.60%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$50.3 CUP 1,206
$102 €88.2
-50.81%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$65.6 CUP 1,574
$117 €101
-43.96%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Placetas
Barcelona
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$197 CUP 4,735
$1,581 €1,365
-87.52%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$713 CUP 17.1K
$1,230 €1,062
-42.01%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$941 CUP 22.6K
$2,707 €2,337
-65.23%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$606 CUP 14.5K
$2,028 €1,751
-70.13%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$327 CUP 7,848
$6,602 €5,700
-95.05%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$364 CUP 8,744
$5,045 €4,356
-92.78%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Placetas
Barcelona
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$53.6 CUP 1,286
$2,198 €1,898
-97.56%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
15
3.39
342.48%

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Last update for Placetas: October 28, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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