Barcelona vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$5081
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$1241
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$2185
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$2923
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
91
😀 Quality of life
87
92
🏙️ Population
1.7M
548K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 11% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2276th and 1662nd ($1841 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 46th 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 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 270th and 85th 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
$15
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$6.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$19551

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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 Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681