Barcelona vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$4525
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$954
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$1757
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$2907
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
84
😀 Quality of life
87
90
🏙️ Population
1.7M
513K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 4% more expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 2276th and 2461st ($1841 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 143rd 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 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.6 months in Liverpool. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Liverpool ranked 23rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 270th and 132nd 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
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$82.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$6.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
5.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$3350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$2471
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$89.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$8.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$3.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$1465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$15161

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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 Liverpool

Distance City Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi Bootle
$1706
3.9 km or 2.4 mi Birkenhead
$1697
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Wallasey
$1563
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Bebington
$1710
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Crosby
$1681
16 km or 10 mi Formby
$1682
17 km or 10 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
17 km or 11 mi St Helens
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Widnes
$1753
21 km or 13 mi Runcorn
$1762
25 km or 16 mi Chester
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Southport
$1675
27 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 18 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Rhyl
$1615
36 km or 22 mi Chorley
$1675
36 km or 23 mi Lytham St Annes
$1640
41 km or 26 mi Wrexham
$1556
42 km or 26 mi Bolton
$1806
43 km or 27 mi Altrincham
$1788
43 km or 27 mi Preston
$1456
45 km or 28 mi Blackpool
$1482
45 km or 28 mi Sale
$1845
46 km or 29 mi Stretford
$1874
47 km or 29 mi Salford
$1948
50 km or 31 mi Blackburn
$1686
50 km or 31 mi Bury
$1806
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2071
51 km or 32 mi Crewe
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Droylsden
$1800
60 km or 37 mi Rochdale
$1672
60 km or 37 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
60 km or 37 mi Oldham
$1602
61 km or 38 mi Macclesfield
$1720
65 km or 40 mi Burnley
$1376
68 km or 43 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
71 km or 44 mi Lancaster
$1629
71 km or 44 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
73 km or 45 mi Morecambe
$1714
73 km or 46 mi Leek
$1686