Cost of Living Comparison Between Scarborough and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Scarborough and Barcelona

😐 Solo nomad: Scarborough is 4.4% more expensive than Barcelona without rent, and 14.4% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Scarborough is 3.6% more expensive than Barcelona without rent, and 19% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Scarborough
Barcelona
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$14.56 £10.71
$17.41 €15.03
-16.37%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$70.6 £52
$68.7 €59.3
2.71%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.13 £7.45
$13.71 €11.84
-26.11%
Cappuccino
$4.45 £3.28
$2.78 €2.4
60.07%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.09 £1.54
$2.8 €2.42
-25.36%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1 £0.74
$1.98 €1.71
-49.49%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.88 £4.33
$4.43 €3.83
32.73%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.7 £3.46
$4.53 €3.91
3.75%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Scarborough
Barcelona
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.52 £1.12
$1.24 €1.07
22.58%
White Bread (500g)
$1.71 £1.26
$2.03 €1.75
-15.76%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.56 £1.88
$1.98 €1.71
29.29%
Eggs
$3.72 £2.74
$3.46 €2.99
7.51%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.49 £6.99
$18.32 €15.82
-48.20%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.25 £6.07
$9.82 €8.47
-15.99%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.77 £7.19
$19.24 €16.61
-49.22%
Apples (1kg)
$3.23 £2.37
$2.61 €2.25
23.75%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 £1.05
$2.34 €2.02
-38.89%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.45 £1.07
$2.11 €1.82
-31.28%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.16 £1.59
$2.77 €2.39
-22.02%
Potato (1kg)
$1.19 £0.87
$2.04 €1.76
-41.67%
Onion (1kg)
$1.5 £1.11
$1.77 €1.53
-15.25%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.04 £0.77
$1.5 €1.3
-30.67%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.73 £1.27
$0.85 €0.73
103.53%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$11.55 £8.5
$7 €6.04
65.00%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.63 £7.83
$7.13 €6.16
49.09%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.69 £1.98
$1.43 €1.24
88.11%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.66 £1.95
$2.29 €1.98
16.16%
🚌 Getting Around
Scarborough
Barcelona
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.19 £2.35
$3.02 €2.6
5.63%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$93.4 £68.7
$28.97 €25.01
222.30%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.37 £3.22
$4.59 €3.96
-4.79%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.15 £0.85
$2.02 €1.74
-43.07%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$16.58 £12.2
$29.56 €25.53
-43.91%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.98 £1.46
$1.81 €1.56
9.39%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$36.1K £26.6K
$38.4K €33.1K
-6.01%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40K £29.4K
$32.4K €28K
23.44%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Scarborough
Barcelona
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$278 £205
$190 €164
46.68%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.1 £11.85
$22.18 €19.15
-27.41%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$34.35 £25.28
$36.37 €31.4
-5.55%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Scarborough
Barcelona
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$33.46 £24.62
$57.4 €49.55
-41.70%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$13.01 £9.58
$20.95 €18.09
-37.90%
Cinema Ticket
$11.13 £8.19
$10.8 €9.33
3.06%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Scarborough
Barcelona
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,674 £1,232
$732 €632
128.64%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$18.5K £13.6K
$15.1K €13.1K
22.52%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Scarborough
Barcelona
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$67.7 £49.8
$86.8 €74.9
-22.01%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$37.17 £27.35
$36.78 €31.76
1.06%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$110 £81.3
$102 €88.2
8.11%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.8 £65.4
$117 €101
-24.10%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Scarborough
Barcelona
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$867 £638
$1,581 €1,365
-45.15%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$854 £629
$1,230 €1,062
-30.54%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,593 £1,173
$2,707 €2,337
-41.14%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,241 £913
$2,028 €1,751
-38.80%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$6,602 €5,700
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$5,045 €4,356
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Scarborough
Barcelona
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,072 £1,525
$2,198 €1,898
-5.73%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.45
3.39
60.77%

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Last update for Scarborough: October 28, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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