Cost of living comparison
Paris is 43.0% more expensive than Barcelona.
If you lived in Paris instead of Barcelona, you would:
pay 36.5% more for restaurants
Barcelona
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.01
|
$19.49
€17.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.35
|
$3.72
€3.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$3.01
€2.77
|
|
pay 52.2% more for groceries
Barcelona
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
$1.93
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.43
|
$11.66
€10.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$5.86
€5.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
€2.92
|
$4.70
€4.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.02
€3.70
|
$7.05
€6.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
pay 68.5% more for transportation
Barcelona
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.35
|
$7.76
€7.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.80
€23.71
|
$92.05
€84.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,654.70
€30,014.56
|
$32,489.61
€29,862.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.42
€20.61
|
$23.63
€21.72
|
|
pay 7.2% more for housing
Barcelona
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.67
€32.78
|
$32.31
€29.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,358.30
€1,248.48
|
$1,462.11
€1,343.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,035.62
€951.89
|
$1,074.44
€987.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.38
€124.44
|
$171.90
€158.00
|
|
pay 37.5% more for childcare
Barcelona
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$595.87
€547.69
|
$829.69
€762.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,139.53
€11,158.05
|
$16,485.47
€15,152.62
|
|
pay 72.9% more for entertainment and sports
Barcelona
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
€3.00
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
€2.25
|
$4.52
€4.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.20
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.19
€46.14
|
$41.22
€37.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.34
€9.50
|
$14.08
€12.94
|
|
pay 26.2% more for clothing
Barcelona
|
Paris
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.98
€79.95
|
$102.11
€93.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.00
€30.33
|
$44.38
€40.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.79
€90.80
|
$110.05
€101.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.09
€101.19
|
$156.00
€143.38
|
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