Barcelona vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$3590
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
86
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
1.66M
2.79M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 27% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2198th and 656th ($1887 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in Spain and Canada, respectively. Check Spain vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 238th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Toronto

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Barcelona Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$18156

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085