Barcelona vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$7114
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$2114
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$3790
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$4401
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
89
😀 Quality of life
90
97
🏙️ Population
1.73M
5.87M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 32% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1722nd and 154th ($2116 vs $3119) 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 1.2 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 205th and 5th 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
$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$8.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$31369

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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 Singapore City

Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$838
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$533
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$770
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$780
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$788
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$736
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$678
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$513
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$495
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$588
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$627
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$664
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$831
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$750
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$439
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$762
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$640
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$701
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$851
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$696
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$388
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$572
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$405
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$551
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$419
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$456
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$740
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$439
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$792
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$663