Barcelona vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$256
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
98
67
😀 Quality of life
88
49
🏙️ Population
1.66M
1.01M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 330% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 2198th and 8895th ($1887 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Spain and Pakistan, respectively. Check Spain vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 238th and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Islamabad

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Barcelona Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$3133

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397