Barcelona vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$3299
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
91
😀 Quality of life
88
92
🏙️ Population
1.66M
548K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 12% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2198th and 1500th ($1887 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 53rd 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 Manchester. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 238th and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Manchester

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Barcelona Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$6.48
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$25.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$17390

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761