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Barcelona - Cost of living

Old Oct 19th 2005, 4:23 am
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Can anyone give me any idea on the cost of living in Barcelona? Will it be higher than other places with it being a city, or is it about the same?

I am considering applying for a position in Barcelona , but obviously I want to be sure I can live on the salary (I'm still living in the UK at present). Is there an easy way of equating a salary in euros against a British salary in GBP, taking into account the differences in living costs, if you know what I mean. The job I am looking at only pays 16000 euro's, I know the cost of living is supposed to be lower, but if I were to say this would equate to the equivilant of 16000GBP for a job in the UK (taking into account the cost of living differences) would I be any where near, or am I way off?

Anyone have any ideas?

Also, does anyone know of a good source of reasonably priced long term rentals in the area?

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Old Oct 19th 2005, 7:58 am
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Originally Posted by rickstevens
Can anyone give me any idea on the cost of living in Barcelona? Will it be higher than other places with it being a city, or is it about the same?

I am considering applying for a position in Barcelona , but obviously I want to be sure I can live on the salary (I'm still living in the UK at present). Is there an easy way of equating a salary in euros against a British salary in GBP, taking into account the differences in living costs, if you know what I mean. The job I am looking at only pays 16000 euro's, I know the cost of living is supposed to be lower, but if I were to say this would equate to the equivilant of 16000GBP for a job in the UK (taking into account the cost of living differences) would I be any where near, or am I way off?

Anyone have any ideas?

Also, does anyone know of a good source of reasonably priced long term rentals in the area?

many thanks
I live in Madrid so I would imagine the cost of living would be about the same as Barca.Your biggest outgoing will be the rent,if you are going to live in the city you will find yourself paying between 800 and 1200 euros per month,a bit cheaper if you live on the outskirts.Food,clothes,entertainment etc,is still cheaper than the UK.
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Old Oct 19th 2005, 9:23 am
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Default Re: Barcelona - Cost of living

Originally Posted by rickstevens
Also, does anyone know of a good source of reasonably priced long term rentals in the area?

many thanks
Hi Rick,

I don't know about cost of living. I'm planning to move to Barcelona too and have been looking for places to rent using the following websites:
www.yaencontre.com
www.loquo.com

I'm flying to Barcelona next week to visit some flats, I'm wondering how difficult it would be to rent without a job there.

Anyway, good luck!

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Old Oct 20th 2005, 4:16 am
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Wow didnt realise renting woudl be so expensive - I guess that 16000 euro's isnt going to be enough then.

Good luck with your flat hunting Toucan
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