City Comparison

🇬🇧Londonvs🇪🇸Barcelona

City A

City B

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Approximate rates

Category

🇬🇧

London

United Kingdom

🇪🇸

Barcelona

Spain

Diff.

Monthly Rent

Private room in shared accommodation

£854/mo

£514/mo

-40%

Weekly Groceries

Fixed 26-item student grocery basket

£32/wk

£28/wk

-12%

Fast Food Meal

Standard Big Mac meal

£8.00

£10

+28%

Monthly Transport

Typical monthly student transport cost

£141/mo

£13/mo

-91%

Coffee

Regular cappuccino

£4.22

£2.35

-44%

Beer at a Bar

Standard 500ml draught beer

£7.00

£3.00

-57%

Beer from Supermarket

Standard 500ml lager

£1.10

£1.04

-5%

Cigarettes (20 pack)

Marlboro cigarettes, 20 pack

£18

£5.35

-71%

Monthly Gym Membership

Standard gym membership

£28/mo

£26/mo

-8%

SIM / Mobile Data

Flexible SIM-only plan, 20GB+

£13/mo

-2%

Club Night

3 double mixers, entry and a 5km taxi

£53

£33

-38%

Monthly Rent

Private room in shared accommodation

🇬🇧London£854/mo

🇪🇸Barcelona£514/mo

Barcelona is 40% cheaper

Weekly Groceries

Fixed 26-item student grocery basket

🇬🇧London£32/wk

🇪🇸Barcelona£28/wk

Barcelona is 12% cheaper

Fast Food Meal

Standard Big Mac meal

🇬🇧London£8.00

🇪🇸Barcelona£10

London is 28% cheaper

Monthly Transport

Typical monthly student transport cost

🇬🇧London£141/mo

🇪🇸Barcelona£13/mo

Barcelona is 91% cheaper

Coffee

Regular cappuccino

🇬🇧London£4.22

🇪🇸Barcelona£2.35

Barcelona is 44% cheaper

Beer at a Bar

Standard 500ml draught beer

🇬🇧London£7.00

🇪🇸Barcelona£3.00

Barcelona is 57% cheaper

Beer from Supermarket

Standard 500ml lager

🇬🇧London£1.10

🇪🇸Barcelona£1.04

Barcelona is 5% cheaper

Cigarettes (20 pack)

Marlboro cigarettes, 20 pack

🇬🇧London£18

🇪🇸Barcelona£5.35

Barcelona is 71% cheaper

Monthly Gym Membership

Standard gym membership

🇬🇧London£28/mo

🇪🇸Barcelona£26/mo

Barcelona is 8% cheaper

SIM / Mobile Data

Flexible SIM-only plan, 20GB+

🇬🇧London£13/mo

🇪🇸Barcelona£13/mo

Barcelona is 2% cheaper

Club Night

3 double mixers, entry and a 5km taxi

🇬🇧London£53

🇪🇸Barcelona£33

Barcelona is 38% cheaper

🇬🇧London

£1,147/mo

Total monthly cost

Rent + groceries + transport + SIM

🇪🇸Barcelona

£662/mo

Total monthly cost

Rent + groceries + transport + SIM

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Studying in Barcelona saves you ~£485/month on core costs

How we calculate these costs

Disclaimer: Data is estimated from public sources and student reports. Prices are approximate and vary by neighbourhood and lifestyle. Currency conversions use approximate fixed rates and are for reference only.