Barcelona vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$3916
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$736
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$492
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$3396
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
98
93
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
1.66M
593K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 24% more expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 2198th and 3604th ($1887 vs $1523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 376th in Spain and Germany, respectively. Check Spain vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 2.2 months in Dortmund. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Dortmund ranked 57th in Germany, while ranked 238th and 692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$5.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$2357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$65.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$409
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$12215

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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 Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452