Barcelona vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$2102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$4758
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$1237
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$2068
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$4186
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
87
😀 Quality of life
88
95
🏙️ Population
1.66M
773K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 10% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 2198th and 1589th ($1887 vs $2102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 months in Frankfurt. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Frankfurt ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 238th and 36th 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
$16.1
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$942
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$2335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$8020
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$5017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$15030

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716