Cost of Living Guide

City comparison

Cost of living in Canggu, Bali vs Barcelona

One person needs about €1,095 a month in Canggu, Bali and €2,105 in Barcelona, rent included — Canggu, Bali is 92% cheaper overall.

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Canggu, Bali
Indonesia · 1.1M pop
vs
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Barcelona
Spain · 1.6M pop
Monthly rent (1BR)
€700€1,450
107% pricier
Groceries / mo
€220€320
45% pricier
Eating out (meal)
€5€14
180% pricier
Internet (100mbps)
€25€38
52% pricier
Avg salary (tech)
€1,100€2,800
155% higher
Coworking / mo
€150€200
33% pricier
Canggu, BaliBarcelona
Rent€700€1,450
Groceries€220€320
Transport€40€75
Utilities€70€110

Salary you'd need to keep the same lifestyle

Enter your current net monthly pay. We scale it by the full cost basket — rent, groceries, transport, utilities, eating out and internet.

To live in Barcelona the way you live in Canggu, Bali on €3,000, you need

€5,767/ month net

92% more than today (+€2,767)

Canggu, Bali today
Basket €1,095 · left over €1,905 (64%)
Barcelona at the matched salary
Basket €2,105 · left over €3,662 (63%)

Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 133% over in Barcelona (adequate) vs 100% in Canggu, Bali. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this

🇮🇩 Canggu, Bali

Villa-and-scooter life with real coworking density — and unreliable power.

Monthly budget: €1,095

Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports

🇪🇸 Barcelona

Beach-and-metro city with the deepest startup scene in southern Europe — and rents that now reflect it.

Monthly budget: €2,105

Sources: INE Spain + Eurostat, HICP & Encuesta de arrendamientos (2025) · 412 community reports

Should you move to Canggu, Bali or Barcelona?

On salary, Barcelona pays more for tech roles (€2,800 versus €1,100 a month), so the money left over after costs is €695 in Barcelona at the top end.

Rent drives most of the gap: €700 in Canggu, Bali against €1,450 in Barcelona. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.

For remote workers, the nomad index scores Canggu, Bali at 80 and Barcelona at 81 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.

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