Barcelona vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Barcelona	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1773	$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4086	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$1039	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$1779	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$339
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2149	$1735
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	98	53
😀 Quality of life	88	85
🏙️ Population	1.64M	686K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 81% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 2423rd and 5464th ($1773 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 474th 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 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 193rd and 290th 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	$15.3	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.39	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1095	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$847	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1488	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6090	$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3928	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.2	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.65	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.75	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12100	$8605

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$932
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$936
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$952
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$954
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$960
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1035
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$962
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$961
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$964
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1041
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$963
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1027
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1030
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1035
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1039
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1034
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$966
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1021
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1047
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1047
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1048
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1033
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1036
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1052
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1039
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1053
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1050
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1054
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1080
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1063
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1032
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1088
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$989
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1043
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$941
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1052