Barcelona vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$2857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$1571
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$2760
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$890
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$7360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
81
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
1.73M
137K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 25% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 1659th and 348th ($2129 vs $2857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 40th in Spain and Switzerland, respectively. Check Spain vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 174th and 52nd 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
$17.3
$26.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$8.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$5.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$1759
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$3129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$2271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
2.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$16402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$9845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$4.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$45.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$8.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$25.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$27.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$40.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$4.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$91.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$26.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$48.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$143
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$168
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$2526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$29629

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2907
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2711
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2543
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2891
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2868
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3138
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3043
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2554
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3199
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3126
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3321
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3288
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2644
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3117
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3034
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3393
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3587
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1700
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3134
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2468
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3125
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4491
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3519
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3312
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3264
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3348
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1447
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1465
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3514
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3492
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3857
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3441
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3281
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3231
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3239
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286