Barcelona vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$4683
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$1938
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$2219
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
91
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
1.7M
2.75M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 3% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1764th and 1942nd ($2087 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.1 months in Rome. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 229th and 292nd 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
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$5.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$10916

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323