Barcelona vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$2522
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$582
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$1532
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
56
😀 Quality of life
87
58
🏙️ Population
1.7M
3.78M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 72% more expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 2276th and 5016th ($1841 vs $1071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Spain and South Africa, respectively. Check Spain vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 270th and 5491st 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
$15
$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$2.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$435
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$863
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
11.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$7.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$51
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$4806

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

Cities near Cape Town

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1147
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$619
371 km or 231 mi George
$743
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$840
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$901
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$699
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$763
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$915
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$814
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1332
882 km or 548 mi East London
$766
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$657
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$567
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$621
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$852
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$748
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$827
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$768
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$722
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$780
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$695
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$792
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$665
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$664
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$672
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$923
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$889
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$691
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$628
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$993
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$837
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$862
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$953
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$809
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$813
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$740