Barcelona vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$3648
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
86
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
1.73M
2.79M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 15% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1722nd and 897th ($2116 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 1.5 months in Toronto. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 205th and 29th 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
$17.8
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$20314

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2309
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2357
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2035
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1735
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2027
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029