Barcelona vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$2387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$5438
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$1384
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$2466
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$3915
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
93
😀 Quality of life
88
96
🏙️ Population
1.64M
644K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 26% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 2423rd and 872nd ($1773 vs $2387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Denmark, respectively. Check Spain vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.6 months in Copenhagen. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 193rd and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Copenhagen

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Barcelona Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$94.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$8.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$6.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$4.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$1538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$1122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$2867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$2046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$8131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$5911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$88.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$32.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$5.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$68.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$539
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$8976

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2011
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1887
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1276
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1566
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1766
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1480
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1652
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1439
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1375
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1638
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1330
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1181
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1318
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1972
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1569
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1880
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1392
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1282
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1541
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1584
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1403
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1380
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1438
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1657
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1382
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1398
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1426
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1506
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1159
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1599
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1338
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1380
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1519
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1329