Cost of Living in Barcelona, 🇪🇸 Spain - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 2 $2,357 $1,886 $2,100 $1,460 $146

Utilities 2 7 — $146 $173 $112 —

Internet & Mobile 8 9 $55 $58 $85 $52 $0

Groceries 6 7 $200 $420 $1,100 $470 $13

Transportation 3 4 5 $75 $48 $145 $26 $22

Dining Out 6 7 $1,020 $380 $620 $165 $72

Leisure Activities 7 11 $480 $240 $3,020 $67 $38

Health Insurance 12 $63 $90 $210 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 13 14 — $45 $90 — —

Total $4,250 $3,313 $7,543 $2,352 $293

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 7 $1,460.00 $1,235 – $2,190 per month

Coworking Space 10 $312.38 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 $2,357.00 $2,141 – $2,703 per month

Coliving Space 2 $1,252.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 6 7 $3.43 per cup

Beer 6 7 $5.80 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 6 7 $17.30 per meal

Fast Food Combo 6 7 $13.90 per meal

Apples 6 7 $3.03 per kg

Bread 6 7 $1.07 per loaf

Milk 6 $1.08 per liter

Rice 6 7 $1.63 per kg

Chicken Fillets 6 7 $9.71 per kg

Beef 6 7 $19.00 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 6 7 $8.04 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 6 7 $64.10 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 6 7 $0.87 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 5 $3.14 per trip

Taxi per km 5 $1.51 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 4 $25.59 per month

Gasoline 15 $1.98 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 5 $10.72 per trip

Scooter Rental $39.29 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 9 $16.83 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 2 7 $35.00 per month

Gym Membership 11 $28.05 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 7 $22.45 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 6 7 $11.50 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 6 7 $91.40 per pair

Summer Dress 7 $47.14 per dress

Running Shoes 6 7 $119.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 6 7 $19.00 per visit

Laundry 7 $12.91 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 6 7 $72.60 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 7 $6.48 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.8909 EUR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Madrid, Valencia, Berlin, Hanoi, Paris, Lisbon

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 3235.12 2357
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1559.79 1460
- Apples 2.43 3.03
- Beef 17.1 19
- Beer 4.04 5.8
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- Bread 1.62 1.07
- Chicken Fillets 9.82 9.71
- Cinema Ticket 12.13 11.5
- Coffee 2.54 3.43
- Coliving Space 1270.94 1252
- Coworking Space 277.3 312.38
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 1097.63, expat 346.62, family 577.7, tourist 86.66 local 165, nomad 1020, expat 380, family 620, tourist 72
- Doctor Visit (GP) 80.88 72.6
- Fast Food Combo 12.71 13.9
- Gasoline 2.25 1.98
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 173.31, expat 404.39, family 866.55, tourist 13.86 local 470, nomad 200, expat 420, family 1100, tourist 13
- Gym Membership 57.77 28.05
- Haircut 25.42 19
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 80.88, expat 75.1, family 207.97 local 0, nomad 63, expat 90, family 210, tourist 2.1
- Housing local 751.01, nomad 2426.34, expat 1559.79, family 2253.03, tourist 144.43 local 1460, nomad 2357, expat 1886, family 2100, tourist 146
- Internet & Mobile local 51.99, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 103.99, tourist 5.78 local 52, nomad 55, expat 58, family 85, tourist 0.37
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 43.91 35
- Jeans 98.21 91.4
- Laundry 10.4 12.91
- Leisure Activities local 92.43, nomad 519.93, expat 231.08, family 462.16, tourist 40.44 local 67, nomad 480, expat 240, family 3020, tourist 38
- Meal (Inexpensive) 17.33 17.3
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 75.1 64.1
- Milk 1.33 1.08
- Mobile Plan 25.42 16.83
- Monthly Transport Pass 48.53 25.59
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 13.86 6.48
- Rice 1.79 1.63
- Ride-hailing (5km) 16.18 10.72
- Running Shoes 109.76 119
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 28.89 11.22
- Scooter Rental 0.4 39.29
- Summer Dress 40.44 47.14
- Taxi Start 3.47 3.14
- Taxi per km 1.68 1.51
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 25.42 22.45
- Transportation local 23.11, nomad 69.32, expat 46.22, family 138.65, tourist 28.89 local 26, nomad 75, expat 48, family 145, tourist 22
- Utilities local 138.65, nomad 0, expat 184.86, family 323.51, tourist 0 local 112, nomad 0, expat 146, family 173, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 57.77, expat 23.11, family 46.22 local 0, expat 45, family 90
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.98 0.87
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.24 8.04
Apartment (1 bedroom), Housing (local, expat), Milk, Bread, Gym Membership, Groceries (local), and Leisure Activities (local) moved to Habitaclia/Mercadona/Basic-Fit-backed prices (habitaclia.com, tienda.mercadona.es, basic-fit.com)

Barcelona cost of living