Barcelona vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Barcelona | Toronto | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Barcelona is 25% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2276th and 861st ($1841 vs $2453) 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 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 270th and 59th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Barcelona
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 7 km or 4.4 mi |  L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | |
| 7.4 km or 4.6 mi | Badalona | |
| 9.3 km or 5.8 mi | Cornella de Llobregat | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Sant Boi de Llobregat | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Ripollet | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Rubi | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Sabadell | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Terrassa | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Granollers | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Mataro | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Vilanova i la Geltru | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Manresa | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Vic | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Lloret de Mar | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Tarragona | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Girona | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Figueres | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Lleida | |
| 136 km or 85 mi |  Andorra la Vella | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Ordino | |
| 158 km or 98 mi |  Perpignan | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Vinaros | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Palma de Mallorca | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Ciutadella de Menorca | |
| 212 km or 131 mi | Narbonne | |
| 230 km or 143 mi | Huesca | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Beziers | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Mahon | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Castellon de la Plana | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Castres | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Villarreal | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Borriana | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Toulouse | |
| 257 km or 159 mi | Zaragoza | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Tarbes | |
| 281 km or 174 mi | Sagunto | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Ibiza | |
| 284 km or 177 mi | Montpellier | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Pau | |
| 303 km or 189 mi | Valencia |
Cities near Toronto
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 20 km or 13 mi |  Vaughan | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Mississauga | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Richmond Hill | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Markham | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Brampton | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Oakville | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Ajax | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Halton Hills | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Oshawa | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Burlington | |
| 54 km or 34 mi | New Tecumseth | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | St. Catharines | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Hamilton | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Orangeville | |
| 67 km or 41 mi | Niagara Falls | |
| 71 km or 44 mi |  Niagara Falls | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Guelph | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Welland | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Grand Island | |
| 81 km or 51 mi | Lockport | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | North Tonawanda | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Cambridge | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Barrie | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Brantford | |
| 90 km or 56 mi | Amherst | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Kitchener | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Waterloo | |
| 96 km or 59 mi | Buffalo | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Cheektowaga | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Clarence | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | West Seneca | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Orillia | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Lancaster | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Peterborough | |
| 112 km or 70 mi | Hamburg | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Orchard Park | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Stratford | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Greece | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Chili | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Gates |