Barcelona vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$3483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
86
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
1.64M
2.79M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 31% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2423rd and 571st ($1773 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th 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 2nd in Canada, while ranked 193rd and 36th 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
$15.3
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$6.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$18837

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190