Barcelona vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$3783
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$764
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$1542
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$2738
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
72
😀 Quality of life
87
92
🏙️ Population
1.7M
620K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 21% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 2276th and 3353rd ($1841 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 271st in Spain and Germany, respectively. Check Spain vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 270th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Leipzig

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Barcelona Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$4.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$9452

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BarcelonaLeipzig

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1419
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1269
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1284
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1229
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1261
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1295
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1281
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1287
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1350
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1346
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1109
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1278
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1306
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1354
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1309
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1118
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1187
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1388
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1221
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1123
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1332
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1215
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1312
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1325
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1147
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1202
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1356
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1288
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1341
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1326
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307