Barcelona vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$4187
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$917
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1544
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$526
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$2602
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
84
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
1.64M
513K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 3% more expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 2423rd and 2633rd ($1773 vs $1713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 179th in Spain and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Spain vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.5 months in Liverpool. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Liverpool ranked 18th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 193rd and 163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Liverpool

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Barcelona Liverpool
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$6.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$658
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$1072
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$3323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$2384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$8.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$74.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$1465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$7816

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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 Liverpool

Distance City Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi Bootle
$1656
3.9 km or 2.4 mi Birkenhead
$1652
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Wallasey
$1494
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Bebington
$1652
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Crosby
$1629
16 km or 10 mi Formby
$1642
17 km or 10 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
17 km or 11 mi St Helens
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Widnes
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Runcorn
$1733
25 km or 16 mi Chester
$1867
26 km or 16 mi Southport
$1650
27 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 18 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Rhyl
$1706
36 km or 22 mi Chorley
$1644
36 km or 23 mi Lytham St Annes
$1669
41 km or 26 mi Wrexham
$1578
42 km or 26 mi Bolton
$1711
43 km or 27 mi Altrincham
$1758
43 km or 27 mi Preston
$1467
45 km or 28 mi Blackpool
$1519
45 km or 28 mi Sale
$1795
46 km or 29 mi Stretford
$1807
47 km or 29 mi Salford
$1819
50 km or 31 mi Blackburn
$1689
50 km or 31 mi Bury
$1526
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Crewe
$1487
56 km or 35 mi Droylsden
$1793
60 km or 37 mi Rochdale
$1607
60 km or 37 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
60 km or 37 mi Oldham
$1652
61 km or 38 mi Macclesfield
$1703
65 km or 40 mi Burnley
$1613
68 km or 43 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
71 km or 44 mi Lancaster
$1532
71 km or 44 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
73 km or 45 mi Morecambe
$1568
73 km or 46 mi Leek
$1675