Barcelona vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$2512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$6867
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$1268
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$2589
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$860
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$6657
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
80
😀 Quality of life
88
95
🏙️ Population
1.66M
135K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 25% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 2198th and 743rd ($1887 vs $2512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 44th in Spain and Switzerland, respectively. Check Spain vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 2.6 months in Bern. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Bern ranked 6th in Switzerland, while ranked 238th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Bern

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Barcelona Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$88.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$17.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$7.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$4.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$956
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$2140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
2.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$14168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$12333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$93.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$42.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$7.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$25.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$29.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$45.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$4.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$22.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$165
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$2516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$22088

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011