Cost of Living Comparison Between Santa Clara and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Santa Clara and Barcelona

🙂 Solo nomad: Santa Clara is 99.2% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 84.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Santa Clara is 99.3% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 86.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.08 €14.72

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$69.5 €59.9

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.87 €11.95

Cappuccino

$2.75 €2.37

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

$2.72 €2.34

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.82

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.61 €3.98

Milk (1 liter)

$1.28 €1.11

White Bread (500g)

$2.05 €1.77

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.93 €1.67

Eggs

$3.46 €2.98

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.86 €16.26

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.52 €8.21

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.88 €16.28

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

Banana (1kg)

$2.46 €2.12

Oranges (1kg)

$2.18 €1.88

Tomato (1kg)

$2.85 €2.46

Potato (1kg)

$1.95 €1.68

Onion (1kg)

$1.85 €1.59

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.46 €1.26

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 €0.78

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.10 €6.12

Wine (Bottle)

$7.15 €6.16

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.23

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.32 €2.00

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.00 €2.59

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.36 €24.45

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.56 €3.93

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.12 €1.83

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.59 €25.50

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.86 €1.61

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

$122.5K CUP 2.9M

$38.5K €33.2K

218.26%

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

$147.3K CUP 3.5M

$32.5K €28.0K

353.74%

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

$184 €159

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

$22.87 €19.72

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.73 €32.52

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$6.97 CUP 167

$58.0 €49.99

-87.98%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.16 €18.24

Cinema Ticket

$11.17 €9.63

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

$704 €607

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.9K €12.9K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$87.4 €75.4

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.30 €32.15

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$104 €89.6

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$353 CUP 8,463

$1,534 €1,322

-77.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$353 CUP 8,461

$1,227 €1,057

-71.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$739 CUP 17.7K

$2,779 €2,395

-73.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$604 CUP 14.5K

$2,014 €1,736

-70.00%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$284 CUP 6,817

$6,981 €6,018

-95.93%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$289 CUP 6,929

$4,821 €4,155

-94.01%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$29.57 CUP 710

$2,473 €2,132

-98.80%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.62

3.39

183.78%

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

Last update for Santa Clara: January 11, 2026

Last update for Barcelona: January 11, 2026

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