City comparison
Cost of living in Barcelona vs Split
One person needs about €2,105 a month in Barcelona and €1,337 in Split, rent included — Split is 36% 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 Split the way you live in Barcelona on €3,000, you need
€1,905/ month net
36% less than today (-€1,095)
- Barcelona today
- Basket €2,105 · left over €895 (30%)
- Split at the matched salary
- Basket €1,337 · left over €568 (30%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 142% over in Split (adequate) vs 133% in Barcelona. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇪🇸 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
🇭🇷 Split
Seasonal pricing: winter is a bargain, July doubles short-term rent overnight.
Monthly budget: €1,337
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics, HICP & tourism price survey (2025) · 121 community reports
Should you move to Barcelona or Split?
On salary, Barcelona pays more for tech roles (€2,800 versus €1,900 a month), so the money left over after costs is €695 in Barcelona at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,450 in Barcelona against €780 in Split. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Barcelona at 81 and Split at 74 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.