Barcelona vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$3421
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
90
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
1.73M
548K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 11% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1722nd and 1156th ($2116 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 33rd 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 1.4 months in Manchester. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 205th and 78th 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
$17.8
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$21096

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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 Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862