Barcelona vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$7320
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$2164
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$4039
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$4523
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
89
😀 Quality of life
88
97
🏙️ Population
1.66M
5.87M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 40% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 2198th and 81st ($1887 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 238th and 8th 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
$16.1
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$8.1
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$28407

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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 Singapore City

Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$709
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$604
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$745
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$750
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$752
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$699
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$630
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$585
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$590
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$518
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$571
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$617
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$732
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$687
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$499
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$729
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$579
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$673
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$950
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$670
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$420
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$759
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$441
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$517
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$459
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$530
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$671
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$485
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$669
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637