Barcelona vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barcelona	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1308	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$2082	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2324	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	99
😀 Quality of life	90	100
🏙️ Population	1.73M	5.45M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 25% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1659th and 370th ($2129 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Spain and Australia, respectively. Check Spain vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 174th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Sydney

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	Barcelona	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1098	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2417	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.04%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7636	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5246	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.1	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.6	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$866	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16301	$25164

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1367
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1588
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1584
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1145
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1142
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1524
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1749
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1506
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1245
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1830
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1328
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1494
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1202
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1166
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1474
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1658
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1596
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1271
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1558
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1408
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2775
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1644
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1351
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1812

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863