Restaurants | Barcelona Edit | Essen Edit | Difference |
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 15.00 € | 13.50 € | -10.0 % |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 60.00 € | 60.00 € | 0.0 % |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 10.00 € | 11.00 € | +10.0 % |
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 3.00 € | 4.00 € | +33.3 % |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 3.50 € | 3.00 € | -14.3 % |
Cappuccino (regular) | 2.27 € | 3.07 € | +35.0 % |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 2.38 € | 2.43 € | +2.3 % |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 1.73 € | 1.80 € | +4.0 % |
Markets | Barcelona Edit | Essen Edit | |
Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 3.96 € | 4.09 € | +3.3 % |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 1.32 € | 1.83 € | +39.0 % |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 0.66 € | 1.19 € | +82.1 % |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 2.94 € | 3.29 € | +11.8 % |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 5.70 € | 5.78 € | +1.3 % |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 3.75 € | 6.86 € | +82.8 % |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 6.23 € | 7.52 € | +20.7 % |
Apples (1 lb) | 0.91 € | 1.21 € | +33.0 % |
Banana (1 lb) | 0.78 € | 0.68 € | -13.9 % |
Oranges (1 lb) | 0.79 € | 0.96 € | +20.4 % |
Tomato (1 lb) | 1.03 € | 1.51 € | +46.2 % |
Potato (1 lb) | 0.73 € | 0.74 € | +0.6 % |
Onion (1 lb) | 0.72 € | 0.75 € | +4.2 % |
Lettuce (1 head) | 1.06 € | 1.78 € | +68.4 % |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 0.77 € | 0.94 € | +22.2 % |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 6.50 € | 5.99 € | -7.8 % |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 1.17 € | 0.90 € | -23.5 % |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 1.58 € | 1.71 € | +8.2 % |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 5.20 € | 8.20 € | +57.7 % |
Transportation | Barcelona Edit | Essen Edit | |
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 2.50 € | 3.20 € | +28.0 % |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 22.00 € | 49.00 € | +122.7 % |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 3.00 € | 4.20 € | +40.0 % |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 3.22 € | 7.64 € | +137.2 % |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 24.00 € | 33.90 € | +41.2 % |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 6.35 € | 6.65 € | +4.8 % |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 30,000.00 € | 27,180.00 € | -9.4 % |
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 26,360.00 € | 41,000.00 € | +55.5 % |
Utilities (Monthly) | Barcelona Edit | Essen Edit | |
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 158.34 € | 319.09 € | +101.5 % |
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data | 16.74 € | 32.35 € | +93.2 % |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 32.89 € | 46.18 € | +40.4 % |
Sports And Leisure | Barcelona Edit | Essen Edit | |
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 46.91 € | 34.89 € | -25.6 % |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 20.76 € | 38.75 € | +86.7 % |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 9.00 € | 12.50 € | +38.8 % |
Childcare | Barcelona Edit | Essen Edit | |
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 547.42 € | 397.25 € | -27.4 % |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 11,170.59 € | 8,439.50 € | -24.4 % |
Clothing And Shoes | Barcelona Edit | Essen Edit | |
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 80.52 € | 85.38 € | +6.0 % |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 31.54 € | 54.14 € | +71.7 % |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 90.73 € | 93.60 € | +3.2 % |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 102.26 € | 121.22 € | +18.5 % |
Rent Per Month | Barcelona Edit | Essen Edit | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 1,239.94 € | 721.00 € | -41.9 % |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 962.50 € | 601.25 € | -37.5 % |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 2,102.04 € | 1,114.00 € | -47.0 % |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 1,524.61 € | 1,041.43 € | -31.7 % |
Buy Apartment Price | Barcelona Edit | Essen Edit | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 523.17 € | 227.61 € | -56.5 % |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 352.30 € | 406.45 € | +15.4 % |
Salaries And Financing | Barcelona Edit | Essen Edit | |
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 2,024.97 € | 2,755.57 € | +36.1 % |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 3.56 | 3.97 | +11.6 % |
Last update: | June 2024 | June 2024 | |
Contributors in the past 12 months: | 393 | 58 |
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