Cost of Living Comparison Between Truro and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Truro and Barcelona

😐 Solo nomad: Truro is 12.6% more expensive than Barcelona without rent, and 0.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Truro is 0.8% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 2.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Truro
Barcelona
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.33 £14.96
$17.41 €15.03
16.77%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$96.5 £71
$68.7 €59.3
40.36%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.64 £7.1
$13.71 €11.84
-29.69%
Cappuccino
$4.42 £3.25
$2.78 €2.4
58.99%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.36 £1.73
$2.8 €2.42
-15.71%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.64 £1.21
$1.98 €1.71
-17.17%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.99 £5.15
$4.43 €3.83
57.79%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.07 £4.46
$4.53 €3.91
34.00%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Truro
Barcelona
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.69 £1.25
$1.24 €1.07
36.29%
White Bread (500g)
$1.23 £0.91
$2.03 €1.75
-39.41%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.65 £1.95
$1.98 €1.71
33.84%
Eggs
$3.39 £2.5
$3.46 €2.99
-2.02%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.74 £7.17
$18.32 €15.82
-46.83%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.55 £7.03
$9.82 €8.47
-2.75%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.42 £9.14
$19.24 €16.61
-35.45%
Apples (1kg)
$2.69 £1.98
$2.61 €2.25
3.07%
Banana (1kg)
$1.5 £1.11
$2.34 €2.02
-35.90%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.25 £1.65
$2.11 €1.82
6.64%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.21 £1.63
$2.77 €2.39
-20.22%
Potato (1kg)
$1.55 £1.14
$2.04 €1.76
-24.02%
Onion (1kg)
$1.29 £0.95
$1.77 €1.53
-27.12%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.92 £0.68
$1.5 €1.3
-38.67%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.26 £0.93
$0.85 €0.73
48.24%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$19.26 £14.17
$7 €6.04
175.14%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.07 £6.68
$7.13 €6.16
27.21%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.6 £1.91
$1.43 €1.24
81.82%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.6 £1.91
$2.29 €1.98
13.54%
🚌 Getting Around
Truro
Barcelona
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$5.54 £4.08
$3.02 €2.6
83.44%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$119 £87.6
$28.97 €25.01
310.67%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.96 £2.92
$4.59 €3.96
-13.73%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.6 £1.17
$2.02 €1.74
-20.79%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.56 £9.98
$29.56 €25.53
-54.13%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.87 £1.38
$1.81 €1.56
3.31%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$24.5K £18K
$38.4K €33.1K
-36.22%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$35K £25.7K
$32.4K €28K
8.03%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Truro
Barcelona
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$346 £255
$190 €164
82.50%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$15.97 £11.75
$22.18 €19.15
-28.00%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$38.9 £28.63
$36.37 €31.4
6.96%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Truro
Barcelona
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$46.21 £34
$57.4 €49.55
-19.48%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.3 £8.32
$20.95 €18.09
-46.06%
Cinema Ticket
$11.72 £8.63
$10.8 €9.33
8.52%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Truro
Barcelona
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$2,049 £1,508
$732 €632
179.90%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$24.7K £18.2K
$15.1K €13.1K
63.48%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Truro
Barcelona
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$64.5 £47.44
$86.8 €74.9
-25.70%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$37.44 £27.55
$36.78 €31.76
1.79%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$88.3 £64.9
$102 €88.2
-13.63%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$82.4 £60.7
$117 €101
-29.58%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Truro
Barcelona
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,144 £842
$1,581 €1,365
-27.64%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,022 £752
$1,230 €1,062
-16.90%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,035 £1,498
$2,707 €2,337
-24.82%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,685 £1,240
$2,028 €1,751
-16.92%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,278 £3,148
$6,602 €5,700
-35.20%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,325 £3,919
$5,045 €4,356
5.54%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Truro
Barcelona
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,293 £1,688
$2,198 €1,898
4.31%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.82
3.39
71.68%

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Last update for Truro: October 29, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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