Barcelona vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$4263
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$937
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1639
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$3086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
98
78
😀 Quality of life
88
95
🏙️ Population
1.64M
665K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 3% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 2423rd and 2273rd ($1773 vs $1825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.7 months in Helsinki. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 193rd and 26th 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
$15.3
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$8.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$985
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$814
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$1440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
3.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$7893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$4642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$9506

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1498
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1491
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1277
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1464
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1194
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1335
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1438
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1396
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1336
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1349
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$920
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1376
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1366
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1483
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1532
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1480
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1521
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1462
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1410
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$906
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1414
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$982
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$814
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$909
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1330
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1265
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1262
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1163