Barcelona vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barcelona	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1887	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$2646
🏠 One person rent	$1118	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$1805	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2221	$1854
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	98	53
😀 Quality of life	88	69
🏙️ Population	1.66M	686K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 90% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 2198th and 5761st ($1887 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 722nd in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 238th and 2988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Shizuoka

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	Barcelona	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$3.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2081	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.6	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6469	$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4528	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.1	$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.07	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.4	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.7	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11932	$21319

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$964
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$970
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$989
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$993
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1031
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$999
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$1001
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$1008
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1055
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$993
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1042
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1044
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1043
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1045
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1045
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1046
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$996
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1045
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1050
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1053
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1046
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1067
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1046
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1103
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1096
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1116
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1038
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1059
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1121
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1086
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1161
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1042
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1064
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$981
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1103