Barcelona vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2628
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$1545
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
55
😀 Quality of life
88
59
🏙️ Population
1.66M
3.78M

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
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.53
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$452
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$889
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$1902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$8.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$4270

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Cape Town

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790