Cost of living comparison
Barcelona is 1.3% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 12.6% less in Barcelona
- Groceries
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pay 6.5% less in Barcelona
- Transportation
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pay 20.9% less in Barcelona
- Housing
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pay 12.2% less in Barcelona
- Childcare
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pay 67.1% more in Barcelona
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 16.0% less in Barcelona
- Clothing
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pay 8.2% less in Barcelona
Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Barcelona.
If you lived in Barcelona instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 12.6% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Barcelona
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.17
|
$17.15
€15.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.39
|
$11.79
€10.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.54
|
$2.54
€2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.50
|
$1.91
€1.68
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Barcelona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.72
|
$1.81
€1.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€5.87
|
$7.89
€6.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.03
|
$4.29
€3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€2.89
|
$3.26
€2.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€4.76
|
$4.15
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.19
|
$1.05
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.88
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.88
|
$1.00
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.63
|
$1.13
€1.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.84
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.70
|
$0.80
€0.71
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Barcelona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.33
|
$6.73
€5.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€46.28
|
$23.58
€20.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€28,022.74
|
$34,473.26
€30,379.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€25.88
|
$20.36
€17.95
|
|
pay 12.2% less for housing
Berlin
|
Barcelona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€39.64
|
$37.02
€32.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,126.90
|
$1,371.48
€1,208.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€827.36
|
$1,029.44
€907.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€232.25
|
$137.15
€120.86
|
|
pay 67.1% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Barcelona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€270.53
|
$635.96
€560.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€8,494.42
|
$12,241.07
€10,787.32
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Barcelona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.78
|
$3.75
€3.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.51
|
$2.44
€2.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.03
|
$5.89
€5.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€33.39
|
$49.24
€43.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€12.04
|
$10.45
€9.21
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Barcelona
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€75.34
|
$82.23
€72.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€36.12
|
$36.25
€31.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€84.15
|
$97.65
€86.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€121.87
|
$110.84
€97.68
|
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