Barcelona vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$4153
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
66
😀 Quality of life
90
90
🏙️ Population
1.73M
3.94M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 14% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1659th and 947th ($2129 vs $2470) 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 1.1 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 174th and 184th 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
$17.3
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$17401

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469