Barcelona vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$2328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$5536
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$2292
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$2255
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
98
😀 Quality of life
90
88
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.35M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 9% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 1659th and 1228th ($2129 vs $2328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Spain and Italy, respectively. Check Spain vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1 months in Milan. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 174th and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Milan

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Barcelona Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$3.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$1459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$1894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$11130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$5384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$23.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$7.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$898
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$19884

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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 Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653