Barcelona vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$5815
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$2594
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$4507
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
98
90
😀 Quality of life
90
94
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.51M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 15% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1722nd and 889th ($2116 vs $2499) 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 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 205th and 38th 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
$17.8
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$16629

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2008
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1954
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1994
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1967
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1943
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1925
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1918
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1771
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1877
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1806
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1790
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1890
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1827
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1864
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1316
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1853
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1840
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1983
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1881
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1785
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1707
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1707
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1766
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1867
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1635
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2117
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1638
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1735
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1904
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1726
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1724
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1759
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1698
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1693
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1699
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1748