Barcelona vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barcelona	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2116	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4761	$1161
🏠 One person rent	$1285	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2102	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$515	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2516	$175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	98	76
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	1.73M	16.8M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 340% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1722nd and 8803rd ($2116 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Spain vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 205th and 6218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Dhaka

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	Barcelona	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1395	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1073	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2392	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.08%	10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7050	$1083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4924	$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.17	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.4	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.46	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.25	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$777	$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16675	$2100

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1580
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1685
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1473
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1623
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1609
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1210
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1161
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1367
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1531
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1741
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1550
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1264
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1877
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1390
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1493
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2000
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1645
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1230
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1201
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1509
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1659
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1585
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1267
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1296
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1569
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1415
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2879
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1663
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1347
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1797

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307