Barcelona vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$4454
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$1181
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$1992
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$2307
😷 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 11% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1722nd and 2387th ($2116 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.2 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 205th and 285th 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
$17.8
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$17389

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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 Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1678
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1375
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1139
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1895
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1103
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1114
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1227
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1525
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1200
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1364
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1272
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1188
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1472
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1265
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1280
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1305
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1321
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1288
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1476
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1301
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1133
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1478
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1531
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$980
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1305
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1494
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1476
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1468
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1383