Barcelona vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$2676
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
98
100
😀 Quality of life
90
96
🏙️ Population
1.73M
14.3M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 25% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1722nd and 3249th ($2116 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 205th and 8th 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
$17.8
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$16728

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005