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.
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.