Barcelona vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barcelona	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2087	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4665	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$2065	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$498	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2248	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	98	7
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	1.7M	133K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 58% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 1764th and 4439th ($2087 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Spain and Maldives, respectively. Check Spain vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.7 months in Male. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 229th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Male

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	Barcelona	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1373	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1063	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.22%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6508	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4968	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.04	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.4	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15137	$3575

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1687
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1598
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1637
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1590
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1610
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1575
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1200
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1192
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1322
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1445
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1490
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1229
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1374
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1468
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1930
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1608
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1216
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1157
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1501
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1632
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1555
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1212
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1239
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1657
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1531
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1363
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2804
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1593
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1318
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1703

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327