Barcelona vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barcelona	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2116	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4761	$2388
🏠 One person rent	$1285	$381
🏘️ Family rent	$2102	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$515	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2516	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	4
😀 Quality of life	90	55
🏙️ Population	1.73M	24.5K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 113% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 1722nd and 5701st ($2116 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Spain vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 205th and 6376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Kingstown

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	Barcelona	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1395	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1073	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2392	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.08%	7.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7050	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4924	$603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.17	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.4	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$9.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.46	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.25	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$777	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16675	$11266

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1580
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1685
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1473
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1623
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1609
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1210
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1161
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1367
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1531
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1741
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1550
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1264
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1877
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1390
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1493
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2000
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1645
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1230
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1201
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1509
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1659
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1585
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1267
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1296
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1569
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1415
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2879
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1663
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1347
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1797

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1170
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1079
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1078
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1136
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1012
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1232
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1010
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1733
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$699
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$641
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$844
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1166
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$679
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1145
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$767
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1332
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$771
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$888
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$675
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$741
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$788