Barcelona vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1033
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
88
76
🏙️ Population
1.64M
15.5M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 73% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 2423rd and 5143rd ($1773 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Turkey, respectively. Check Spain vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 193rd and 798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Istanbul

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Barcelona Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$3.38
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
38.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$4.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$54.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$7.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$9042

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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 Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$574
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$582
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$558
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$527
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$577
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$618
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$550
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$772
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$577
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$512
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$576
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$642
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$414
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$421
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$616
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$646
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$500
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$407
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$665
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$438
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$558
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$561
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$640
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$508
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$665
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$519
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$618
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$570
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$851
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$907
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$563
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$576
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$616
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$606
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$567
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$647
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$937
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1001