Barcelona vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$3160
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$775
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$1348
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$405
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
55
😀 Quality of life
90
58
🏙️ Population
1.73M
3.78M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 54% more expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 1659th and 4336th ($2129 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.3 months in Cape Town. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Cape Town ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 174th and 6134th 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
$17.3
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$48.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$6.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$3.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$1075
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$72.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$1508
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$2.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$6.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$6197

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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 Cape Town

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1421
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$763
371 km or 231 mi George
$877
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$968
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$796
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$863
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1033
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$904
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1390
882 km or 548 mi East London
$773
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$742
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$611
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$660
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$953
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$811
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$991
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$872
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$860
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$903
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$789
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$945
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$691
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$691
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$742
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1031
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$994
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$723
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$663
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1204
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$912
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1040
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1104
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$938
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$998
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$893