Cost of Living Comparison Between Wallingford and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Wallingford and Barcelona

😐 Solo nomad: Wallingford is 9.8% more expensive than Barcelona without rent, and 2% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Wallingford is 3.2% more expensive than Barcelona without rent, and 1% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Wallingford
Barcelona
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.43 £15.03
$17.41 €15.03
17.35%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$88.4 £65
$68.7 €59.3
28.56%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.26 £7.55
$13.71 €11.84
-25.16%
Cappuccino
$4.8 £3.53
$2.78 €2.4
72.66%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.99 £1.46
$2.8 €2.42
-28.93%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.72 £1.27
$1.98 €1.71
-13.13%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$7.46 £5.49
$4.43 €3.83
68.40%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.82 £5.02
$4.53 €3.91
50.55%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Wallingford
Barcelona
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.45 £1.07
$1.24 €1.07
16.94%
White Bread (500g)
$1.45 £1.06
$2.03 €1.75
-28.57%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.18 £1.6
$1.98 €1.71
10.10%
Eggs
$3.7 £2.73
$3.46 €2.99
6.94%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.04 £7.39
$18.32 €15.82
-45.20%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.36 £6.15
$9.82 €8.47
-14.87%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.12 £9.66
$19.24 €16.61
-31.81%
Apples (1kg)
$3.12 £2.3
$2.61 €2.25
19.54%
Banana (1kg)
$1.53 £1.13
$2.34 €2.02
-34.62%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.79 £2.06
$2.11 €1.82
32.23%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.95 £2.17
$2.77 €2.39
6.50%
Potato (1kg)
$1.42 £1.05
$2.04 €1.76
-30.39%
Onion (1kg)
$1.6 £1.17
$1.77 €1.53
-9.60%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.26 £0.92
$1.5 €1.3
-16.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.56 £1.15
$0.85 €0.73
83.53%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$20.02 £14.73
$7 €6.04
186.00%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.25 £8.28
$7.13 €6.16
57.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.76 £2.03
$1.43 €1.24
93.01%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.42 £2.52
$2.29 €1.98
49.34%
🚌 Getting Around
Wallingford
Barcelona
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.41 £2.51
$3.02 €2.6
12.91%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$89.6 £65.9
$28.97 €25.01
209.29%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$6.01 £4.42
$4.59 €3.96
30.94%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.68 £1.23
$2.02 €1.74
-16.83%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$14.93 £10.99
$29.56 €25.53
-49.49%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.89 £1.39
$1.81 €1.56
4.42%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.1K £28.1K
$38.4K €33.1K
-0.65%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.4K £30.5K
$32.4K €28K
27.95%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Wallingford
Barcelona
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$267 £197
$190 €164
40.85%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$14.51 £10.68
$22.18 €19.15
-34.58%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.91 £27.16
$36.37 €31.4
1.48%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Wallingford
Barcelona
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$45.52 £33.5
$57.4 €49.55
-20.68%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$15.4 £11.33
$20.95 €18.09
-26.49%
Cinema Ticket
$13.62 £10.02
$10.8 €9.33
26.11%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Wallingford
Barcelona
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,880 £1,383
$732 €632
156.80%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$22.6K £16.6K
$15.1K €13.1K
49.11%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Wallingford
Barcelona
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$82.5 £60.7
$86.8 €74.9
-4.94%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$47.87 £35.23
$36.78 €31.76
30.15%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$88.1 £64.8
$102 €88.2
-13.78%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$100 £73.9
$117 €101
-14.14%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Wallingford
Barcelona
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,224 £901
$1,581 €1,365
-22.58%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,022 £752
$1,230 €1,062
-16.92%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 £1,482
$2,707 €2,337
-25.61%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,680 £1,236
$2,028 €1,751
-17.14%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$6,602 €5,700
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$5,045 €4,356
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Wallingford
Barcelona
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,574 £1,894
$2,198 €1,898
17.10%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.45
3.39
60.77%

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Last update for Wallingford: October 27, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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