Barcelona vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$4415
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$1182
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$1957
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$2366
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
98
93
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.4M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 12% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1659th and 2377th ($2129 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Spain and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Spain vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 174th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Prague

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Barcelona Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$19039

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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 Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1661
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1402
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1115
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1276
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1094
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1107
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1216
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1517
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1174
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1397
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1250
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1174
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1460
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1258
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1259
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1280
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1412
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1424
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1289
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1108
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1412
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1448
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$956
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1316
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1503
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1410
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1467
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1340