Cost of Living Comparison Between Rome and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Rome and Barcelona

🙂 Solo nomad: Rome is 2.4% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 14.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Rome is 0.4% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 7.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.64 €15.23

$17.41 €15.03

1.32%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$73.8 €63.7

$68.7 €59.3

7.36%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.42 €9.86

$13.71 €11.84

-16.70%

Cappuccino

$1.75 €1.51

$2.78 €2.4

-37.05%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.54 €2.19

$2.8 €2.42

-9.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.23 €1.06

$1.98 €1.71

-37.88%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.64 €4.87

$4.43 €3.83

27.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.23 €4.51

$4.53 €3.91

15.45%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.71 €1.48

$1.24 €1.07

37.90%

White Bread (500g)

$2.11 €1.82

$2.03 €1.75

3.94%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.08 €2.66

$1.98 €1.71

55.56%

Eggs

$4.56 €3.93

$3.46 €2.99

31.79%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.76 €15.33

$18.32 €15.82

-3.06%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.97 €10.34

$9.82 €8.47

21.89%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$20.38 €17.6

$19.24 €16.61

5.93%

Apples (1kg)

$2.38 €2.05

$2.61 €2.25

-8.81%

Banana (1kg)

$2.22 €1.92

$2.34 €2.02

-5.13%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.95 €1.69

$2.11 €1.82

-7.58%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.7 €2.33

$2.77 €2.39

-2.53%

Potato (1kg)

$1.7 €1.47

$2.04 €1.76

-16.67%

Onion (1kg)

$1.84 €1.59

$1.77 €1.53

3.95%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.27 €1.09

$1.5 €1.3

-15.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 €0.45

$0.85 €0.73

-38.82%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.84 €5.9

$7 €6.04

-2.29%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.69 €4.91

$7.13 €6.16

-20.20%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.88 €1.62

$1.43 €1.24

31.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 €2.4

$2.29 €1.98

21.40%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.78 €1.53

$3.02 €2.6

-41.06%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.65 €35.1

$28.97 €25.01

40.32%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.22 €4.51

$4.59 €3.96

13.73%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.51 €1.31

$2.02 €1.74

-25.25%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$34.67 €29.94

$29.56 €25.53

17.29%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.04 €1.76

$1.81 €1.56

12.71%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$29.1K €25.1K

$38.4K €33.1K

-24.29%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$29.4K €25.4K

$32.4K €28K

-9.10%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$219 €189

$190 €164

15.44%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$10.87 €9.39

$22.18 €19.15

-50.99%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.74 €26.54

$36.37 €31.4

-15.48%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$62.2 €53.7

$57.4 €49.55

8.29%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.79 €20.54

$20.95 €18.09

13.56%

Cinema Ticket

$11.63 €10.04

$10.8 €9.33

7.69%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$533 €460

$732 €632

-27.15%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.6K €9,119

$15.1K €13.1K

-30.17%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$72.7 €62.7

$86.8 €74.9

-16.26%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.45 €29.74

$36.78 €31.76

-6.33%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.6 €73.1

$102 €88.2

-17.18%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$120 €104

$117 €101

2.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,371 €1,184

$1,581 €1,365

-13.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$888 €766

$1,230 €1,062

-27.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,612 €2,255

$2,707 €2,337

-3.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,619 €1,398

$2,028 €1,751

-20.14%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,302 €7,168

$6,602 €5,700

25.76%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,027 €3,477

$5,045 €4,356

-20.18%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,228 €1,924

$2,198 €1,898

1.35%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.95

3.39

16.52%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Rome: October 29, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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