Barcelona vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison
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Barcelona | Cape Town | |
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🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
🏠 One person rent | ||
🏘️ Family rent | ||
🍽️ Food expenses | ||
🚐 Transport expenses | ||
💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
😷 Air quality | ||
✈️ Airport proximity | ||
🎓 Higher education | ||
😀 Quality of life | ||
🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Barcelona is 68% more expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 2198th and 4849th ($1887 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Spain and South Africa, respectively. Check Spain vs South Africa comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.4 months in Cape Town. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Cape Town ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 238th and 5407th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Barcelona vs Cape Town
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Barcelona | Cape Town | |
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Eating Out | ||
🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
☕ Cappuccino | ||
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
Rent & Utilities | ||
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
Transportation | ||
🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
Groceries | ||
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
Other | ||
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
💇 Haircut, simple | ||
👖 Brand Jeans | ||
👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year |
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Cities near Barcelona
Distance | City | Cost of living |
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7 km or 4.4 mi | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | |
7.4 km or 4.6 mi | Badalona | |
9.3 km or 5.8 mi | Cornella de Llobregat | |
12 km or 7.5 mi | Sant Boi de Llobregat | |
13 km or 8 mi | Ripollet | |
17 km or 11 mi | Rubi | |
19 km or 12 mi | Sabadell | |
24 km or 15 mi | Terrassa | |
27 km or 17 mi | Granollers | |
28 km or 18 mi | Mataro | |
42 km or 26 mi | Vilanova i la Geltru | |
48 km or 30 mi | Manresa | |
61 km or 38 mi | Vic | |
65 km or 40 mi | Lloret de Mar | |
83 km or 52 mi | Tarragona | |
85 km or 53 mi | Girona | |
117 km or 73 mi | Figueres | |
131 km or 81 mi | Lleida | |
136 km or 85 mi | Andorra la Vella | |
141 km or 88 mi | Ordino | |
158 km or 98 mi | Perpignan | |
176 km or 109 mi | Vinaros | |
206 km or 128 mi | Palma de Mallorca | |
208 km or 129 mi | Ciutadella de Menorca | |
212 km or 131 mi | Narbonne | |
230 km or 143 mi | Huesca | |
234 km or 145 mi | Beziers | |
242 km or 150 mi | Mahon | |
245 km or 152 mi | Castellon de la Plana | |
247 km or 154 mi | Castres | |
250 km or 156 mi | Villarreal | |
253 km or 157 mi | Borriana | |
254 km or 158 mi | Toulouse | |
257 km or 159 mi | Zaragoza | |
269 km or 167 mi | Tarbes | |
281 km or 174 mi | Sagunto | |
282 km or 175 mi | Ibiza | |
284 km or 177 mi | Montpellier | |
299 km or 186 mi | Pau | |
303 km or 189 mi | Valencia |
Cities near Cape Town
Distance | City | Cost of living |
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54 km or 33 mi | Paarl | |
99 km or 62 mi | Worcester | |
371 km or 231 mi | George | |
644 km or 400 mi | Uitenhage | |
662 km or 411 mi | Port Elizabeth | |
664 km or 413 mi | Upington | |
754 km or 468 mi | Makhanda | |
821 km or 510 mi | Komani | |
833 km or 518 mi | Kimberley | |
845 km or 525 mi | Bhisho | |
882 km or 548 mi | East London | |
912 km or 567 mi | Bloemfontein | |
950 km or 590 mi | Mafeteng | |
999 km or 621 mi | Maseru | |
1002 km or 622 mi | Mthatha | |
1029 km or 639 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
1030 km or 640 mi | Welkom | |
1034 km or 643 mi | Mariental | |
1092 km or 679 mi | Butha-Buthe | |
1092 km or 679 mi | Kroonstad | |
1113 km or 692 mi | Klerksdorp | |
1135 km or 705 mi | Mmabatho | |
1155 km or 718 mi | Potchefstroom | |
1187 km or 737 mi | Rehoboth | |
1194 km or 742 mi | Lobatse | |
1198 km or 745 mi | Kanye | |
1208 km or 751 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
1217 km or 756 mi | Vereeniging | |
1231 km or 765 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
1244 km or 773 mi | Soweto | |
1250 km or 777 mi | Rustenburg | |
1260 km or 783 mi | Gaborone | |
1261 km or 783 mi | Molepolole | |
1261 km or 784 mi | Johannesburg | |
1267 km or 788 mi | Randburg | |
1269 km or 789 mi | Windhoek | |
1270 km or 789 mi | Sandton | |
1271 km or 790 mi | Durban | |
1277 km or 794 mi | Gobabis | |
1279 km or 795 mi | Walvis Bay |