Bangalore vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$1841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$4103
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1100
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$452
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$2025
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	74	98
😀 Quality of life	68	87
🏙️ Population	12.3M	1.7M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 71% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 8398th and 2276th ($533 vs $1841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in India and Spain, respectively. Check India vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.1 months in Barcelona. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 3159th and 270th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Barcelona

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	Bangalore	Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$4.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$2073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$1446
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$5914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$8.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$635
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$13290

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1454
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1393
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1431
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1361
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1415
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1428
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1089
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1076
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1217
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1539
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1338
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1235
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1592
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1197
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1275
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1093
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1071
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1233
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1470
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1391
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1131
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1150
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1499
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1369
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1220
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2528
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1472
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1522