Barcelona vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Barcelona | Reykjavik | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Barcelona is 35% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 2198th and 204th ($1887 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Spain and Iceland, respectively. Check Spain vs Iceland comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 238th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Barcelona vs Reykjavik
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| Barcelona | Reykjavik | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Barcelona
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 7 km or 4.4 mi |  L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | |
| 7.4 km or 4.6 mi | Badalona | |
| 9.3 km or 5.8 mi | Cornella de Llobregat | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Sant Boi de Llobregat | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Ripollet | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Rubi | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Sabadell | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Terrassa | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Granollers | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Mataro | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Vilanova i la Geltru | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Manresa | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Vic | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Lloret de Mar | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Tarragona | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Girona | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Figueres | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Lleida | |
| 136 km or 85 mi |  Andorra la Vella | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Ordino | |
| 158 km or 98 mi |  Perpignan | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Vinaros | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Palma de Mallorca | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Ciutadella de Menorca | |
| 212 km or 131 mi | Narbonne | |
| 230 km or 143 mi | Huesca | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Beziers | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Mahon | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Castellon de la Plana | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Castres | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Villarreal | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Borriana | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Toulouse | |
| 257 km or 159 mi | Zaragoza | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Tarbes | |
| 281 km or 174 mi | Sagunto | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Ibiza | |
| 284 km or 177 mi | Montpellier | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Pau | |
| 303 km or 189 mi | Valencia |
Cities near Reykjavik
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 6.8 km or 4.2 mi |  Kopavogur | |
| 9.8 km or 6.1 mi | Hafnarfjorur | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Keflavik | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | Akureyri | |
| 795 km or 494 mi |  Torshavn | |
| 1204 km or 748 mi |  Inverness | |
| 1230 km or 764 mi | Elgin | |
| 1300 km or 808 mi | Derry | |
| 1309 km or 813 mi | Greenock | |
| 1321 km or 821 mi | Aberdeen | |
| 1325 km or 823 mi | Perth | |
| 1328 km or 825 mi | Stirling | |
| 1331 km or 827 mi | Paisley | |
| 1333 km or 828 mi | Alloa | |
| 1337 km or 831 mi | Glasgow | |
| 1339 km or 832 mi | Dundee | |
| 1340 km or 833 mi | Omagh | |
| 1341 km or 833 mi | Cumbernauld | |
| 1342 km or 834 mi | Irvine | |
| 1348 km or 838 mi | East Kilbride | |
| 1349 km or 838 mi | Kilmarnock | |
| 1351 km or 839 mi | Dunfermline | |
| 1353 km or 841 mi | Hamilton | |
| 1357 km or 843 mi | Ayr | |
| 1360 km or 845 mi | Kirkcaldy | |
| 1365 km or 848 mi | Livingston | |
| 1372 km or 852 mi | Edinburgh | |
| 1382 km or 859 mi | Newtownabbey | |
| 1387 km or 862 mi | Belfast | |
| 1390 km or 864 mi | Bangor | |
| 1391 km or 864 mi | Lisburn | |
| 1401 km or 871 mi |  Alesund | |
| 1413 km or 878 mi |  Galway | |
| 1425 km or 886 mi | Dundalk | |
| 1431 km or 889 mi | Dumfries | |
| 1433 km or 891 mi | Nuuk | |
| 1441 km or 895 mi | Molde | |
| 1454 km or 903 mi | Kristiansund | |
| 1455 km or 904 mi | Drogheda | |
| 1455 km or 904 mi | Bergen |