Barcelona vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$4629
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$1099
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$1926
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$525
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$2041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
91
😀 Quality of life
90
91
🏙️ Population
1.73M
2.75M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 8% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1659th and 2104th ($2129 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Spain and Italy, respectively. Check Spain vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1 months in Rome. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 174th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Rome

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Barcelona Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$6.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$14156

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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 Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1179
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1779
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1512
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1417
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1400
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1683
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1367
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1166
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1173
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1322
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1474
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1421
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1316
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1212
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1383
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1473
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1296
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1217
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1395
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1240
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1346
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1429
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1645
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1048
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1480
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1570
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1413
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1305
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1201
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1431
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1685
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1330