Barcelona vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
98
82
😀 Quality of life
88
66
🏙️ Population
1.64M
5.38M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 119% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 2423rd and 6353rd ($1773 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Spain and Russia, respectively. Check Spain vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 193rd and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Saint Petersburg

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Barcelona Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$6504

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438