Barcelona vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$2601
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
98
100
😀 Quality of life
88
99
🏙️ Population
1.66M
14.3M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 15% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2198th and 3085th ($1887 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 238th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Tokyo

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Barcelona Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$15495

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033