Barcelona vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$4988
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$1165
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$2046
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$3697
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
98
96
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
1.73M
196K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 2% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 1722nd and 1872nd ($2116 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Belgium, respectively. Check Spain vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.8 months in Brussels. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 205th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Brussels

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Barcelona Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$14.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1092
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$58.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$5177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$3603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$64.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$1225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$19894

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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 Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857