Barcelona vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$2302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$5175
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$1280
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$2205
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$3706
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
98
100
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
1.73M
3.78M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 8% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 1722nd and 1275th ($2116 vs $2302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Spain and Germany, respectively. Check Spain vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Berlin ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 205th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Berlin

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Barcelona Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$5.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$952
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$2341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1711
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$208
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$8913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$6080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$68.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$10963

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1931
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1921
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1889
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1920
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1870
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1895
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1878
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1816
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1853
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1859
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1846
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1846
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1698
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1857
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1460
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1557
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1493
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1382
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1483
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1490
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1488
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1597
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1502
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1543
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1481
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1464
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1473
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1240
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1467
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1121
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1553
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474