Barcelona vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$3926
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
64
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
1.64M
3.33M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 20% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 2423rd and 1218th ($1773 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.8 months in Dubai. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 193rd and 189th 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
$15.3
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$14799

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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 Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541