Cost of living comparison
compared to
Barcelona vs. Valencia Cost of Living Summary
Barcelona is 15.4% more expensive than Valencia.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.1% more in Barcelona
- Groceries
-
pay 18.2% more in Barcelona
- Transportation
-
pay 14.6% more in Barcelona
- Housing
-
pay 26.3% more in Barcelona
- Childcare
-
pay 25.4% more in Barcelona
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 25.2% more in Barcelona
- Clothing
-
pay 7.1% less in Barcelona
The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Barcelona are more expensive than in Valencia.
Barcelona vs. Valencia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Barcelona instead of Valencia, you would:
pay 5.1% more for restaurants
|
Valencia
|
Barcelona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.35
€13.93
|
$17.52
€14.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.85
€10.95
|
$14.02
€11.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
€2.21
|
$2.78
€2.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.75
|
$2.00
€1.70
|
|
Valencia vs. Barcelona - Cost of restaurants
pay 18.2% more for groceries
|
Valencia
|
Barcelona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.14
|
$2.01
€1.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
€4.67
|
$8.44
€7.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€3.83
|
$4.71
€4.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
€2.56
|
$3.60
€3.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
€3.25
|
$4.25
€3.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.04
|
$1.25
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.72
|
$1.07
€0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$1.00
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€0.95
|
$1.33
€1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.72
|
$0.90
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.79
|
$0.87
€0.74
|
|
Valencia vs. Barcelona - Cost of groceries
pay 14.6% more for transportation
|
Valencia
|
Barcelona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
€5.79
|
$6.84
€5.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.04
€29.85
|
$29.20
€24.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,039.69
€29,854.02
|
$38,968.02
€33,200.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.21
€12.96
|
$24.79
€21.12
|
|
Valencia vs. Barcelona - Cost of transportation
pay 26.3% more for housing
|
Valencia
|
Barcelona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.98
€25.54
|
$37.34
€31.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,242.32
€1,058.46
|
$1,569.84
€1,337.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$967.62
€824.42
|
$1,267.61
€1,080.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.87
€95.32
|
$138.01
€117.58
|
|
Valencia vs. Barcelona - Cost of housing
pay 25.4% more for childcare
|
Valencia
|
Barcelona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$577.51
€492.04
|
$731.42
€623.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,030.29
€10,249.88
|
$14,936.94
€12,726.36
|
|
Valencia vs. Barcelona - Cost of childcare
pay 25.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Valencia
|
Barcelona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
€2.99
|
$4.67
€3.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.23
|
$2.92
€2.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.01
€5.97
|
$7.01
€5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.80
€35.62
|
$57.76
€49.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
€8.46
|
$11.68
€9.95
|
|
Valencia vs. Barcelona - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 7.1% less for clothing
|
Valencia
|
Barcelona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.36
€86.36
|
$84.92
€72.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.30
€35.19
|
$36.79
€31.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.64
€84.90
|
$104.89
€89.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.45
€110.29
|
$120.92
€103.02
|
|
Valencia vs. Barcelona - Cost of clothing
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