Barcelona vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$550
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
98
5
😀 Quality of life
87
34
🏙️ Population
1.7M
115K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 336% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2276th and 8915th ($1841 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Spain and Bhutan, respectively. Check Spain vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 270th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$666

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7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$459
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300