Barcelona vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barcelona	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1887	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$2953
🏠 One person rent	$1118	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1805	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2221	$538
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	98	23
😀 Quality of life	88	47
🏙️ Population	1.66M	235K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 91% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 2198th and 5796th ($1887 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Spain and Guyana, respectively. Check Spain vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 238th and 6383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Georgetown

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	Barcelona	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2081	$1327
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.6	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6469	$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4528	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.1	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.07	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.4	$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.7	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11932	$23107

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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 Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1015
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$869
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$785
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$770
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$586
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$964
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1164
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1101
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1698
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$871
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1642
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1065
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1061
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$719
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$731
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1390
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$662
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$627
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$691
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$692
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$981
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1004
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$704
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$821
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$783
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1159
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787