Barcelona vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$4660
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$1122
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$1887
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$3317
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
98
86
😀 Quality of life
90
91
🏙️ Population
1.73M
518K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 9% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1722nd and 2232nd ($2116 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 144th in Spain and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Spain vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Sheffield ranked 27th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 205th and 177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Sheffield

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Barcelona Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$86.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$4981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$2791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$20.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$1257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$24899

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1631
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1567
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1558
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1874
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1861
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1882
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1925
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1904
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1991
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1741
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$2002
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1841
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1787
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2365
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1733
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1891
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1827
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2080
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2055
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$2033
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1974
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1427
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1818
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1855
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1857
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$2079
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$2025
68 km or 42 mi York
$1915
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1496
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1900
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1674
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2046
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1871