Barcelona vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$5312
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$2219
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$3266
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
91
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
1.7M
548K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 8% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1764th and 1330th ($2087 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 39th 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 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 229th and 107th 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
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$7.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$20873

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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 Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804