Barcelona vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$2230
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$5257
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$1250
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$2174
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$605
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$4800
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
88
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
1.73M
776K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 5% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 1722nd and 1425th ($2116 vs $2230) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Spain and Germany, respectively. Check Spain vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 2.2 months in Frankfurt. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Frankfurt ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 205th and 34th 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
$17.8
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$82.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$5.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$987
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$2308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$8454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$4665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$22.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$9.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$90.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$18543

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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 Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801