Barcelona vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barcelona	Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$7483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$9886
🏠 One person rent	$1308	$6445
🏘️ Family rent	$2082	$5999
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$763
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2324	$9172
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	98	21
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	1.73M	38.9K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 72% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 1659th and 1st ($2129 vs $7483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Spain and Monaco, respectively. Check Spain vs Monaco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.2 months in Monaco City. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Monaco City ranked 2nd in Monaco, while ranked 174th and 5012th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Monaco City

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	Barcelona	Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$8.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$5.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$6949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1098	$6027
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2417	$6797
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$5389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$270
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.04%	3.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7636	$74781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5246	$57868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$2.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$3.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$17.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$3.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.1	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$17.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$11.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$5.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.6	$84.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$44.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$108
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$866	$2267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16301	$46388

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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 Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4967
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1568
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1901
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1604
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1863
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1541
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$2002
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1469
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1264
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1386
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1578
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1488
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1530
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1613
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1320
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1659
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1853
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1335
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1759
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1429
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1563
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1320
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1827
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1565
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1542
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1226
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1560
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1725
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1501
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1479
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1271
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1673
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1467
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1674
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1803
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1556
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1669
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1352
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1716