Barcelona vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$5397
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$1506
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$2275
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$280
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$4184
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
66
😀 Quality of life
88
97
🏙️ Population
1.66M
2.36M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 24% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 2198th and 781st ($1887 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Spain and Australia, respectively. Check Spain vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.7 months in Brisbane. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 238th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Brisbane

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Barcelona Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$8.26
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$2771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$7907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$5572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$5.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$27.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$9531

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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 Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876