Barcelona vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$4093
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
66
😀 Quality of life
90
90
🏙️ Population
1.73M
3.94M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 13% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1722nd and 1039th ($2116 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Spain vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 205th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Dubai

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Barcelona Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$16876

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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 Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492