Barcelona vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$2945
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
98
100
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.8M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 10% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1764th and 2306th ($2087 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 52nd in Spain and Canada, respectively. Check Spain vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 229th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Montreal

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Barcelona Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$4789

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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 Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811