Barcelona vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$3974
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
99
😀 Quality of life
90
96
🏙️ Population
1.73M
2.11M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 15% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1722nd and 916th ($2116 vs $2480) 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 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 205th and 14th 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
$17.8
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$17184

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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 Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544