Barcelona vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$5699
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$1467
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$2572
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$3954
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
98
90
😀 Quality of life
90
94
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.51M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 15% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1764th and 920th ($2087 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Germany, respectively. Check Spain vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 229th and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Munich

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Barcelona Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$14492

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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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1966
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1956
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1934
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1905
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1876
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1731
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1757
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1725
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1854
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1841
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1298
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1826
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1790
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1954
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1848
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1745
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1664
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1851
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1659
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1655
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1671
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1807
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1597
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2083
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1585
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1917
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1675
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1706
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1725
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1654
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1657
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1654
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1904
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1730