Barcelona vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$1276
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$2054
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$665
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$3699
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
98
79
😀 Quality of life
87
94
🏙️ Population
1.7M
709K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 20% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 2276th and 1171st ($1841 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Norway, respectively. Check Spain vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 270th and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Oslo

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Barcelona Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$9.97
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$26.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$62
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$33
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$94
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$8593

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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 Oslo

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1872
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1945
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$1930
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1838
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1627
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1707
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1631
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1747
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1714
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1500
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1977
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1864
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1575
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1764
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1733
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1528
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1251
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1722
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1468
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1279
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1334
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1235
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1623
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1167
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1373
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1367
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1473
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1178
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1326
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1623
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1171
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1498
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1599
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1367
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1394
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1648
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1709
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2049
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2006