Cost of living comparison
compared to
Alicante vs. Barcelona Cost of Living Summary
Alicante is 18.1% cheaper than Barcelona.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.7% less in Alicante
- Groceries
-
pay 10.5% less in Alicante
- Transportation
-
pay 18.3% less in Alicante
- Housing
-
pay 30.8% less in Alicante
- Childcare
-
pay 15.0% less in Alicante
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 21.3% less in Alicante
- Clothing
-
pay 9.9% less in Alicante
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, childcare, and groceries are lower in Alicante.
Alicante vs. Barcelona Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Alicante instead of Barcelona, you would:
pay 20.7% less for restaurants
|
Barcelona
|
Alicante
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.52
€14.93
|
$17.52
€14.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.02
€11.94
|
$10.51
€8.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
€2.37
|
$2.36
€2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.70
|
$1.56
€1.33
|
|
Barcelona vs. Alicante - Cost of restaurants
pay 10.5% less for groceries
|
Barcelona
|
Alicante
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.71
|
$1.77
€1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.44
€7.19
|
$7.43
€6.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.02
|
$5.20
€4.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.07
|
$3.07
€2.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
€3.62
|
$4.36
€3.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.06
|
$1.11
€0.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.91
|
$1.00
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.85
|
$0.59
€0.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.13
|
$1.11
€0.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.77
|
$0.81
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.82
€0.70
|
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Barcelona vs. Alicante - Cost of groceries
pay 18.3% less for transportation
|
Barcelona
|
Alicante
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.84
€5.83
|
$6.78
€5.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.20
€24.88
|
$27.45
€23.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,968.02
€33,200.98
|
$38,969.97
€33,202.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
€21.12
|
$12.91
€11.00
|
|
Barcelona vs. Alicante - Cost of transportation
pay 30.8% less for housing
|
Barcelona
|
Alicante
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.34
€31.81
|
$31.32
€26.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,569.84
€1,337.51
|
$1,030.48
€877.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,267.61
€1,080.01
|
$816.52
€695.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.01
€117.58
|
$86.64
€73.82
|
|
Barcelona vs. Alicante - Cost of housing
pay 15.0% less for childcare
|
Barcelona
|
Alicante
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$731.42
€623.17
|
$720.26
€613.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,936.94
€12,726.36
|
$10,687.10
€9,105.48
|
|
Barcelona vs. Alicante - Cost of childcare
pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barcelona
|
Alicante
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€3.98
|
$2.92
€2.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
€2.49
|
$2.16
€1.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.01
€5.97
|
$6.13
€5.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.76
€49.21
|
$50.39
€42.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.68
€9.95
|
$9.64
€8.21
|
|
Barcelona vs. Alicante - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 9.9% less for clothing
|
Barcelona
|
Alicante
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.92
€72.35
|
$79.03
€67.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.79
€31.34
|
$31.54
€26.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.89
€89.37
|
$97.33
€82.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.92
€103.02
|
$107.46
€91.55
|
|
Barcelona vs. Alicante - Cost of clothing
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