Barcelona vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1936
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$4390
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$1009
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1646
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$602
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$3013
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
98
78
😀 Quality of life
88
95
🏙️ Population
1.66M
676K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 3% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 2198th and 2046th ($1887 vs $1936) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Spain and Finland, respectively. Check Spain vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.6 months in Helsinki. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 238th and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Helsinki

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Barcelona Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$1052
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$8423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$5044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$71.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$84.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$10871

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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 Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120