Barcelona vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$3912
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$798
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$1342
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$3076
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
72
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
1.73M
620K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 28% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1722nd and 3436th ($2116 vs $1652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 299th in Spain and Germany, respectively. Check Spain vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 205th and 112th 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
$17.8
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$722
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$5097
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$12468

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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 Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1553
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1510
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1435
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1446
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1404
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1432
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1451
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1401
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1453
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1488
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1467
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1179
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1454
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1334
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1460
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1460
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1462
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1276
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1497
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1464
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1146
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1396
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1330
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1490
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1355
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1466
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1460
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1475
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1325
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1305
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1475
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1437
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1473
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1481
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1476
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479