Barcelona vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Barcelona	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1773	$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4086	$4833
🏠 One person rent	$1039	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$1779	$1953
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2149	$3532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	98	53
😀 Quality of life	88	92
🏙️ Population	1.64M	1.31M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 16% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 2423rd and 1526th ($1773 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 32nd 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 1.7 months in Calgary. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 193rd and 66th 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	$15.3	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.39	$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1095	$1165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$847	$944
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1488	$1559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6090	$3410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3928	$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.2	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.65	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$5.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.75	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$904
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12100	$21983

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1562
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1421
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1443
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1409
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1475
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1478
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1076
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1418
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1216
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1148
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1333
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1362
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1023
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1593
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1260
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1234
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1710
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1419
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1062
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1112
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1181
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1416
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1429
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1128
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1147
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1448
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1327
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1364
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1262
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2629
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1458
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1353
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1437

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722