Barcelona vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$4745
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$1202
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$1911
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$3199
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
53
😀 Quality of life
90
90
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.31M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 0.1% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 1722nd and 1716th ($2116 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 29th in Spain and Canada, respectively. Check Spain vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 205th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Calgary

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Barcelona Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$6.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$15430

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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 Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934