Cost of living comparison
France is 12.4% more expensive than Barcelona.
If you lived in France instead of Barcelona, you would:
pay 1.7% more for restaurants
Barcelona
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$15.92
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.37
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.73
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
pay 26.1% more for groceries
Barcelona
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.47
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.49
|
$9.16
€8.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.03
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
€2.95
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.02
€3.73
|
$6.37
€5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 21.7% more for transportation
Barcelona
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.41
|
$7.43
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.80
€23.93
|
$51.68
€47.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,654.70
€30,295.39
|
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.42
€20.80
|
$18.46
€17.13
|
|
pay 23.4% less for housing
Barcelona
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.67
€33.09
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,358.30
€1,260.16
|
$779.01
€722.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,035.62
€960.80
|
$611.60
€567.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.38
€125.60
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Barcelona
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$595.87
€552.82
|
$707.64
€656.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,139.53
€11,262.45
|
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
pay 41.1% more for entertainment and sports
Barcelona
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
€3.03
|
$6.18
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
€2.28
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.25
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.19
€46.57
|
$34.96
€32.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.34
€9.59
|
$11.84
€10.98
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Barcelona
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.98
€80.70
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.00
€30.62
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.79
€91.65
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.09
€102.13
|
$126.59
€117.45
|
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