Barcelona vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$389
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1027
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$140
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$33.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$221
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
98
67
😀 Quality of life
88
51
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.01M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 356% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 2423rd and 8988th ($1773 vs $389) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 193rd and 6200th 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
$15.3
$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$85.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$57.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$88
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
19.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$5.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$4.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$4.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$4.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$1.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$3.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$51.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$1443

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$331
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$238
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$278
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$335
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$281
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$352
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$307
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$277
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$330
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$303
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$298
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$399
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$240
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$344
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$268
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$337
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$347
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$289
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$386
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$364
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$337
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$508
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$260
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$399
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$290
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$449
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$394
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$567
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$328
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$338
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$448
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$307
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$455
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$437
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$401