Barcelona vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barcelona	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$1308	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$2082	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2324	$4489
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	98	100
😀 Quality of life	90	100
🏙️ Population	1.73M	5.35M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 16% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1659th and 829th ($2129 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Spain and Australia, respectively. Check Spain vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 174th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Melbourne

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	Barcelona	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1098	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2417	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.04%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7636	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5246	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.1	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.6	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$866	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16301	$22313

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1367
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1588
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1584
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1145
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1142
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1524
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1749
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1506
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1245
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1830
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1328
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1494
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1202
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1166
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1474
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1658
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1596
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1271
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1558
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1408
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2775
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1644
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1351
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1812

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132