Barcelona vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barcelona	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2116	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4761	$2429
🏠 One person rent	$1285	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$2102	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$515	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2516	$2276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	98	53
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	1.73M	686K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 120% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1722nd and 5951st ($2116 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 630th 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 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 205th and 246th 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	$17.8	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1395	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1073	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2392	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.08%	1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7050	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4924	$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.17	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.4	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.46	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.25	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$777	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16675	$16729

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$924
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$929
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$939
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$943
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$947
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1036
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1011
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$945
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$940
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$955
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1043
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$928
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1039
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1038
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1036
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1039
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1037
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1031
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1051
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1052
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$991
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1054
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1067
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1062
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1078
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1078
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1052
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1131
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1001
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1059
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$904
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1063