Barcelona vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$2182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$5115
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$1245
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$2194
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$4614
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
87
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
1.7M
776K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 4% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 1764th and 1510th ($2087 vs $2182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Spain and Germany, respectively. Check Spain vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 2.1 months in Frankfurt. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Frankfurt ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 229th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Frankfurt

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Barcelona Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$1285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$1001
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$2273
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$1844
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
3.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$8398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$5144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$4.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$64.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$16203

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769