Barcelona vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$6971
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$2218
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$3750
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$4609
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
89
😀 Quality of life
90
98
🏙️ Population
1.7M
5.87M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 35% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1764th and 109th ($2087 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Singapore, respectively. Check Spain vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 229th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Singapore City

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Barcelona Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$7.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$29519

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$789
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$542
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$771
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$788
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$771
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$689
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$643
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$503
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$552
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$584
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$609
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$789
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$681
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$444
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$704
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$598
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$654
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$864
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$657
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$390
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$552
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$411
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$517
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$420
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$461
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$701
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$448
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$754
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$653