Cost of living comparison

Spain

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United Kingdom

Surrey vs. Barcelona Cost of Living Summary

Surrey is 10.8% more expensive than Barcelona.

Restaurants: pay 6.9% less in Surrey
Groceries: pay 15.5% less in Surrey
Transportation: pay 5.9% more in Surrey
Housing: pay 29.1% more in Surrey
Childcare: pay 97.2% more in Surrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.8% more in Surrey
Clothing: pay 20.7% less in Surrey

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Surrey are more expensive than in Barcelona. Expenses including clothing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Surrey. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Surrey.

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Surrey vs. Barcelona Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Surrey instead of Barcelona, you would:

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pay 6.9% less for restaurants

	Barcelona	Surrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €15.95	$23.13 £17.35	+29.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$9.25 £6.94	-31.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.65	$2.26 £1.70	-24.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 €1.70	$1.45 £1.09	-24.3%
Average			-6.9%

Barcelona vs. Surrey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.5% less for groceries

	Barcelona	Surrey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.99 €1.78	$2.07 £1.55	+3.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.79 €7.83	$4.18 £3.14	-52.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 €4.29	$4.88 £3.66	+1.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.93 €4.39	$4.18 £3.13	-15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.13 €3.68	$4.10 £3.07	-0.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 €1.22	$1.40 £1.05	+2.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$0.66 £0.49	-28.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.07	$0.90 £0.67	-24.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.08	$1.48 £1.11	+21.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.85	$0.64 £0.48	-33.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$0.82 £0.62	-16.9%
Average			-15.5%

Barcelona vs. Surrey - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.9% more for transportation

	Barcelona	Surrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.87 €6.12	$7.14 £5.36	+4.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.53 €22.72	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,393.06	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	+8.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.90 €13.26	??
Average			+5.9%

Barcelona vs. Surrey - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.1% more for housing

	Barcelona	Surrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.30 €31.42	$35.02 £26.27	-0.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,671.42 €1,487.62	$1,894.06 £1,421.11	+13.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,296.44 €1,153.88	$1,883.05 £1,412.85	+45.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.62 €123.38	$202.10 £151.64	+45.8%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 97.2% more for childcare

	Barcelona	Surrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$951.83 €847.16	$2,114.30 £1,586.36	+122.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,609.14 €14,782.73	$29,071.61 £21,812.43	+75.0%
Average			+97.2%

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pay 40.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Barcelona	Surrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.49	$6.61 £4.96	+68.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.23 €2.88	$4.79 £3.59	+48.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00 €6.23	$22.96 £17.23	+228.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.11 €47.27	$52.86 £39.66	-0.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$13.21 £9.91	+18.0%
Average			+40.8%

Barcelona vs. Surrey - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.7% less for clothing

	Barcelona	Surrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.34 €77.74	$52.86 £39.66	-39.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.19 €34.88	$39.64 £29.74	+1.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.13 €93.57	$88.10 £66.10	-16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.81 €106.64	$92.50 £69.40	-22.8%
Average			-20.7%

Barcelona vs. Surrey - Cost of clothing

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