Barcelona vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$5816
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$1500
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$2602
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$4312
😷 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 16% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1659th and 863rd ($2129 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in Munich. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 174th and 44th 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
$17.3
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$5.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$17274

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Cities near Barcelona

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

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2002
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1940
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1976
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1960
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1925
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1910
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1890
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1748
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1841
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1770
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1753
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1858
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1790
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1292
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1816
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1789
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1938
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1828
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1731
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1668
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1834
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1788
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1660
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1726
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1808
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1610
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2075
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1606
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1704
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1887
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1669
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1678
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1667
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1717
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1647
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1647
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2003
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1714