Barcelona vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$5841
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$1607
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$2790
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$3629
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
78
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
1.73M
662K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 17% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1722nd and 822nd ($2116 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 Vancouver. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 205th and 53rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Vancouver

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Barcelona Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$21986

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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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2457
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2361
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2237
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2590
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2054
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$2034
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1865
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2526
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1884
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2128
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2470
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2539
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2710
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1872
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2628
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2641
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2674
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2717
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2734
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2739
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2778
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2200
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2737
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2702
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3041
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2475
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3559
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3154
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3292
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2896
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2915