Cost of Living Comparison Between Tacna and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Tacna and Barcelona

🙂 Solo nomad: Tacna is 69.2% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 85.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Tacna is 78.5% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 87.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tacna
Barcelona
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.92 PEN 6.93
$17.41 €15.03
-88.97%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
-
$68.7 €59.3
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Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
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$13.71 €11.84
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Cappuccino
$2.45 PEN 8.86
$2.78 €2.4
-11.87%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.8 €2.42
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Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.29 PEN 1.05
$1.98 €1.71
-85.35%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$4.43 €3.83
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$4.53 €3.91
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tacna
Barcelona
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.94 PEN 3.41
$1.24 €1.07
-24.19%
White Bread (500g)
$1.42 PEN 5.14
$2.03 €1.75
-30.05%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.87 PEN 3.14
$1.98 €1.71
-56.06%
Eggs
$1.37 PEN 4.93
$3.46 €2.99
-60.40%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.14 PEN 14.97
$18.32 €15.82
-77.40%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.68 PEN 13.29
$9.82 €8.47
-62.53%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.11 PEN 29.31
$19.24 €16.61
-57.85%
Apples (1kg)
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$2.61 €2.25
-
Banana (1kg)
-
$2.34 €2.02
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Oranges (1kg)
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$2.11 €1.82
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Tomato (1kg)
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$2.77 €2.39
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Potato (1kg)
$0.55 PEN 1.97
$2.04 €1.76
-73.04%
Onion (1kg)
$0.41 PEN 1.48
$1.77 €1.53
-76.84%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.29 PEN 1.05
$1.5 €1.3
-80.67%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.7 PEN 2.54
$0.85 €0.73
-17.65%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.13 PEN 14.91
$7 €6.04
-41.00%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.51 PEN 23.53
$7.13 €6.16
-8.70%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.46 PEN 8.88
$1.43 €1.24
72.03%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$2.29 €1.98
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🚌 Getting Around
Tacna
Barcelona
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.29 PEN 1.05
$3.02 €2.6
-90.40%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$28.97 €25.01
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.41 PEN 5.09
$4.59 €3.96
-69.28%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$2.02 €1.74
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$29.56 €25.53
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
-
$1.81 €1.56
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Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$38.4K €33.1K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$32.4K €28K
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tacna
Barcelona
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
-
$190 €164
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$19.68 PEN 71.1
$22.18 €19.15
-11.27%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$24.86 PEN 89.8
$36.37 €31.4
-31.65%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tacna
Barcelona
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$28.4 PEN 103
$57.4 €49.55
-50.51%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$20.95 €18.09
-
Cinema Ticket
$2.52 PEN 9.1
$10.8 €9.33
-76.67%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tacna
Barcelona
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$56.5 PEN 204
$732 €632
-92.28%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$15.1K €13.1K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tacna
Barcelona
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$19.19 PEN 69.3
$86.8 €74.9
-77.88%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$19.54 PEN 70.6
$36.78 €31.76
-46.87%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
-
$102 €88.2
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$25.21 PEN 91.1
$117 €101
-78.46%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tacna
Barcelona
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,581 €1,365
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$66 PEN 238
$1,230 €1,062
-94.63%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$2,707 €2,337
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
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$2,028 €1,751
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Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
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$6,602 €5,700
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
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$5,045 €4,356
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Tacna
Barcelona
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$466 PEN 1,685
$2,198 €1,898
-78.79%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
3.39
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Last update for Tacna: October 29, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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