Barcelona vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$1885
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
92
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
1.66M
2.75M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 8% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 2198th and 2722nd ($1887 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Spain and Italy, respectively. Check Spain vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 238th and 294th 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
$16.1
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$5.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$123
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$10781

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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 Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$928
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1654
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1492
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1427
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1316
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1400
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1324
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1545
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1277
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1061
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1058
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1117
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1168
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1424
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1268
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1034
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1129
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1188
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1340
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1148
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1301
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1259
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1294
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1249
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1601
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1212
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1449
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1342
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1199
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1208
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1240
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1632
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1262