Barcelona vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barcelona	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$3187
🏠 One person rent	$1308	$551
🏘️ Family rent	$2082	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$500
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$76.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2324	$1110
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	98	25
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	1.73M	235K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 76% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 1659th and 4725th ($2129 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Spain and Guyana, respectively. Check Spain vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 174th and 5871st 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	$17.3	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$690
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1098	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2417	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$64.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.04%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7636	$3593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5246	$1573
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$9.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$7.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.1	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$6.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.6	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$7.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$866	$1019
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16301	$18825

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1367
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1588
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1584
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1145
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1142
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1524
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1749
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1506
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1245
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1830
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1328
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1494
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1202
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1166
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1474
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1658
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1596
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1271
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1558
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1408
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2775
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1644
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1351
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1812

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1236
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$914
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$793
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$772
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$744
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1039
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1138
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1966
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$830
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1941
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1083
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1083
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$707
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$752
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1453
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$685
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$650
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$680
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$613
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$645
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1005
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$873
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$773
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$853
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1178
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865