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Cost of living in Barcelona 2026

Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Barcelona, with quick comparisons to other cities.

Cost index (base New York = 100)

49.8

50% cheaper than New York

BarcelonaUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 1,452 EUR $1,670
1-bed apartment, outside centre 1,105 EUR $1,271
3-bed apartment, centre 2,314 EUR $2,661
Room in shared flat 552 EUR $635
Buy price per m2 6,609 EUR $7,600
Living cost excl. rent 818 EUR $941
Typical net salary 2,019 EUR $2,322

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How we calculate and where the data comes from

Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.

Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.