Cost of living comparison
Barcelona is 1.4% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Barcelona instead of France, you would:
pay 1.6% less for restaurants
France
|
Barcelona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.67
|
$16.33
€15.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.94
|
$10.88
€10.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.55
|
$2.56
€2.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
France
|
Barcelona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$1.58
€1.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.43
|
$7.00
€6.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.10
|
$4.34
€4.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
$3.18
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.87
|
$4.02
€3.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
pay 8.0% less for transportation
France
|
Barcelona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.84
|
$6.91
€6.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.61
|
$25.80
€23.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,074.04
|
$32,654.70
€30,078.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€17.00
|
$22.42
€20.65
|
|
pay 38.9% more for housing
France
|
Barcelona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.53
|
$35.67
€32.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€717.55
|
$1,358.30
€1,251.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€563.35
|
$1,035.62
€953.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€128.70
|
$135.38
€124.70
|
|
pay 3.7% more for childcare
France
|
Barcelona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€651.81
|
$595.87
€548.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,073.31
|
$12,139.53
€11,181.80
|
|
pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Barcelona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.69
|
$3.27
€3.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.81
|
$2.45
€2.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.82
|
$5.66
€5.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.20
|
$50.19
€46.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.90
|
$10.34
€9.52
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
France
|
Barcelona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€85.00
|
$86.98
€80.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.44
|
$33.00
€30.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€86.09
|
$98.79
€91.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€116.61
|
$110.09
€101.40
|
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