Cost of Living Comparison Between Totnes and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Totnes and Barcelona

🙂 Solo nomad: Totnes is 13% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 7.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Totnes is 12% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 6.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Totnes
Barcelona
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$12.3 £9.05
$17.41 €15.03
-29.35%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.7 £50.5
$68.7 €59.3
-0.12%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.75 £7.17
$13.71 €11.84
-28.88%
Cappuccino
$3.97 £2.92
$2.78 €2.4
42.81%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.24 £1.65
$2.8 €2.42
-20.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.35 £0.99
$1.98 €1.71
-31.82%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.73 £4.96
$4.43 €3.83
51.92%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.35 £3.94
$4.53 €3.91
18.10%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Totnes
Barcelona
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.64 £1.2
$1.24 €1.07
32.26%
White Bread (500g)
$1.23 £0.91
$2.03 €1.75
-39.41%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.51 £1.85
$1.98 €1.71
26.77%
Eggs
$3.35 £2.46
$3.46 €2.99
-3.18%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.67 £7.12
$18.32 €15.82
-47.22%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.09 £5.21
$9.82 €8.47
-27.80%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.23 £6.79
$19.24 €16.61
-52.03%
Apples (1kg)
$2.71 £1.99
$2.61 €2.25
3.83%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 £1.06
$2.34 €2.02
-38.89%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.22 £1.64
$2.11 €1.82
5.21%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.27 £1.67
$2.77 €2.39
-18.05%
Potato (1kg)
$1.77 £1.3
$2.04 €1.76
-13.24%
Onion (1kg)
$1.31 £0.96
$1.77 €1.53
-25.99%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.94 £0.69
$1.5 €1.3
-37.33%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.46 £1.07
$0.85 €0.73
71.76%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$21.73 £15.99
$7 €6.04
210.43%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.29 £6.84
$7.13 €6.16
30.29%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.61 £1.92
$1.43 €1.24
82.52%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.62 £1.93
$2.29 €1.98
14.41%
🚌 Getting Around
Totnes
Barcelona
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.43 £2.53
$3.02 €2.6
13.58%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$89.9 £66.2
$28.97 €25.01
210.36%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.9 £2.87
$4.59 €3.96
-15.03%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.47 £1.82
$2.02 €1.74
22.28%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$25.69 £18.9
$29.56 €25.53
-13.09%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.94 £1.43
$1.81 €1.56
7.18%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$33.3K £24.5K
$38.4K €33.1K
-13.18%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$37.9K £27.9K
$32.4K €28K
17.07%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Totnes
Barcelona
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$341 £251
$190 €164
79.90%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.52 £12.16
$22.18 €19.15
-25.52%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$40.99 £30.16
$36.37 €31.4
12.70%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Totnes
Barcelona
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$45.77 £33.68
$57.4 €49.55
-20.25%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$20.95 €18.09
-
Cinema Ticket
$16.12 £11.86
$10.8 €9.33
49.26%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Totnes
Barcelona
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$2,341 £1,723
$732 €632
219.84%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$34.7K £25.5K
$15.1K €13.1K
129.44%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Totnes
Barcelona
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$54.7 £40.28
$86.8 €74.9
-36.91%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$27.03 £19.89
$36.78 €31.76
-26.51%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$82.1 £60.4
$102 €88.2
-19.63%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$92.6 £68.2
$117 €101
-20.86%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Totnes
Barcelona
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,219 £897
$1,581 €1,365
-22.86%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$992 £730
$1,230 €1,062
-19.39%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 £1,523
$2,707 €2,337
-23.56%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,685 £1,240
$2,028 €1,751
-16.90%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$6,602 €5,700
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$5,045 €4,356
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Totnes
Barcelona
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,174 £1,600
$2,198 €1,898
-1.10%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.82
3.39
71.68%

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Last update for Totnes: October 28, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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