City comparison
Cost of living in Toronto vs Barcelona
One person needs about €2,737 a month in Toronto and €2,105 in Barcelona, rent included — Barcelona is 23% 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 Toronto on €3,000, you need
€2,307/ month net
23% less than today (-€693)
- Toronto today
- Basket €2,737 · left over €263 (9%)
- Barcelona at the matched salary
- Basket €2,105 · left over €202 (9%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 133% over in Barcelona (adequate) vs 197% in Toronto. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇨🇦 Toronto
Strong salaries, brutal rent, and winters that raise the utility line.
Monthly budget: €2,737
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 Toronto or Barcelona?
On salary, Toronto pays more for tech roles (€5,400 versus €2,800 a month), so the money left over after costs is €2,663 in Toronto at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,900 in Toronto against €1,450 in Barcelona. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Toronto at 66 and Barcelona at 81 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.