Barcelona vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Barcelona Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1720
$1975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3984
$4546
🏠 One person rent
$952
$1193
🏘️ Family rent
$1577
$2125
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2051
$4429
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
61
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
1.64M
3.33M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 13% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 2250th and 1578th ($1720 vs $1975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2.2 months in Dubai. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 170th and 174th 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
$15.5
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$6.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$1461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$744
$855
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1745
$2763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1276
$1616
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$90.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.68%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5734
$4041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3584
$2340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$2.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.4
$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$9.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.72
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$70.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.3
$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.1
$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12105
$13624

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1538
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1542
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1131
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1221
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1373
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1321
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1395
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1297
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1348
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1416
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1381
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1069
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1219
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1191
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1149
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1029
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1086
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1345
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1290
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1189
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1154
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1481
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1284
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1077
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$953
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1192
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1276
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1037
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1395
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1060
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1061
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1462
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1161
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1353
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$887
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$1933
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1493
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1375
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1405

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1335
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$743
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$956
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1109
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1395
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1306
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$724
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1255
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$790
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1940
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1123
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1894
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$922
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$1012
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$631
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$677
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1326
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$772
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1023
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$639
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$926
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$803
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$962
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$782
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$872
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$745
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$598
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$723
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$500
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$898
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$749
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$727
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$795
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$673
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$744
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$621