Barcelona vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$2095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$4718
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$1181
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$1885
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$3093
😷 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 2% more expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 1659th and 1759th ($2129 vs $2095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 27th in Spain and Canada, respectively. Check Spain vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Calgary ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 174th and 187th 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
$17.3
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$5.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$1234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$1946
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$3751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$3441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$15881

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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 Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1927
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1874
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1780
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1733
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1579
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1626
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1835
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2595
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1974
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2338
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2307
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1749
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2197
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1771
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1953
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2180
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2135
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2505
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1781
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1703
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1787
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1867
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1729
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2100
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1869
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1451
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2290
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1442
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1953
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2427
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2053
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2930
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2100
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2141
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2493
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2523
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2492
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1872