Barcelona vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barcelona	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2087	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4665	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$2065	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$498	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2248	$3732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	98	99
😀 Quality of life	90	97
🏙️ Population	1.7M	2.15M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 17% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1764th and 843rd ($2087 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and France, respectively. Check Spain vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 229th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Paris

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	Barcelona	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1373	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1063	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.22%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6508	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4968	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.04	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.4	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15137	$15084

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488