Barcelona vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1747
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$2931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
98
98
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.97M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 4% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 2423rd and 2189th ($1773 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Austria, respectively. Check Spain vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 193rd and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Vienna

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Barcelona Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$14916

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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 Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1621
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1269
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1197
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$765
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$946
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$995
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$988
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1073
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$747
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$829
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1158
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$901
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1011
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1393
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$956
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1149
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1658
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1508
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1033
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1084
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1646
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1562
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1546
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$916
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898