Barcelona vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Barcelona | Manchester | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Barcelona is 9% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1659th and 1193rd ($2129 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 30th 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 1.4 months in Manchester. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 174th and 84th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Barcelona
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 7 km or 4.4 mi |  L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | |
| 7.4 km or 4.6 mi | Badalona | |
| 9.3 km or 5.8 mi | Cornella de Llobregat | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Sant Boi de Llobregat | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Ripollet | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Rubi | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Sabadell | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Terrassa | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Granollers | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Mataro | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Vilanova i la Geltru | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Manresa | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Vic | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Lloret de Mar | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Tarragona | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Girona | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Figueres | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Lleida | |
| 136 km or 85 mi |  Andorra la Vella | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Ordino | |
| 158 km or 98 mi |  Perpignan | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Vinaros | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Palma de Mallorca | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Ciutadella de Menorca | |
| 212 km or 131 mi | Narbonne | |
| 230 km or 143 mi | Huesca | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Beziers | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Mahon | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Castellon de la Plana | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Castres | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Villarreal | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Borriana | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Toulouse | |
| 257 km or 159 mi | Zaragoza | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Tarbes | |
| 281 km or 174 mi | Sagunto | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Ibiza | |
| 284 km or 177 mi | Montpellier | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Pau | |
| 303 km or 189 mi | Valencia |
Cities near Manchester
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 4.3 km or 2.7 mi |  Salford | |
| 5.3 km or 3.3 mi | Droylsden | |
| 5.5 km or 3.4 mi | Stretford | |
| 7.5 km or 4.7 mi | Sale | |
| 9.1 km or 5.7 mi | Ashton-under-Lyne | |
| 12 km or 7.2 mi | Oldham | |
| 12 km or 7.6 mi | Altrincham | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Bury | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Rochdale | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Bolton | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Macclesfield | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Warrington | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Wigan | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Chorley | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | St Helens | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Widnes | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Blackburn | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Runcorn | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Burnley | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Huddersfield | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Halifax | |
| 39 km or 25 mi | Brighouse | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Leek | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Crewe | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Preston | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Dewsbury | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Bradford | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Batley | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Ellesmere Port | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Keighley | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Bootle | |
| 51 km or 31 mi | Newcastle-under-Lyme | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Barnsley | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Liverpool | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Sheffield | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Stoke-on-Trent | |
| 52 km or 33 mi | Chester | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Bebington | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Birkenhead | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Crosby |