Barcelona vs Genoa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Genoa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$1470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$3466
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$699
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$509
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$1750
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
30
😀 Quality of life
87
77
🏙️ Population
1.7M
559K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 25% more expensive than in Genoa. Cities ranked 2276th and 3551st ($1841 vs $1470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 26th in Spain and Italy, respectively. Check Spain vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.2 months in Genoa. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Genoa ranked 39th in Italy, while ranked 270th and 795th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Genoa

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Barcelona Genoa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$5.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$1176
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$797
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
4.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$3323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$1514
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$17.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$59.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$8.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$88
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$10834

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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 Genoa

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi Savona
$1512
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1401
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1293
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1389
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1348
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1209
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1271
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1203
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1344
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1334
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1328
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1503
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1202
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1074
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1228
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1576
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1362
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1240
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1157
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1403
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2022
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1280
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1365
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1424
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1452
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1586
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1496
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1364
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1592
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1323
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1503
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1254
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1354
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$6747
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$6593
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1371
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1162
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1400
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1506
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1450