Barcelona vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barcelona	Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1841	$1989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4103	$4617
🏠 One person rent	$1100	$1125
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$1929
🍽️ Food expenses	$452	$534
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2025	$3700
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	87
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	1.7M	776K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 7% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 2276th and 1863rd ($1841 vs $1989) 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Frankfurt ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 270th and 47th 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	$15	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1176	$1133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$2172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1446	$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5914	$8106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4127	$4832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.26	$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$635	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13290	$14496

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1454
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1393
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1431
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1361
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1415
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1428
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1089
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1076
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1217
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1539
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1338
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1235
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1592
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1197
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1275
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1093
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1071
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1233
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1470
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1391
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1131
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1150
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1499
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1369
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1220
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2528
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1472
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1522

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1682
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1665
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1624
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1705
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1606
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1601
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1689
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1595
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1608
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1698
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1605
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1623
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1641
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1632
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1620
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1605
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1879
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1707
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1666
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1614
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1614
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1603
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1595