Barcelona vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$1865
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
98
92
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
1.66M
1.38M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 15% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 2198th and 3084th ($1887 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Prague. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 238th and 292nd 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
$16.1
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$12545

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141