Barcelona vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$1104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
98
96
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
1.73M
13.3M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 27% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1659th and 3277th ($2129 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Spain and Russia, respectively. Check Spain vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 174th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Moscow

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Barcelona Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$20160

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749