Barcelona vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2885
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$587
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$820
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
1.66M
15.5M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 68% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 2198th and 4816th ($1887 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 238th and 790th 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
$16.1
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$4.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$769
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
45.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$3275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$13982

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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
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985