Barcelona vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$5311
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$2479
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$3560
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
98
90
😀 Quality of life
87
93
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.51M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 16% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 2276th and 1352nd ($1841 vs $2201) 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 270th and 54th 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
$15
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$4.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$14702

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1789
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1746
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1772
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1755
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1730
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1727
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1631
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1611
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1568
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1613
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1644
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1164
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1638
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1637
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1728
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1644
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1569
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1541
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1645
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1465
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1537
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1508
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1698
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1517
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1911
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1540
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1544
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1636
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1538
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1502
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1627
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1565
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1522
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1509
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1516
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1672
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1560