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City profile

BarcelonaSpain

Photo by Jorge Vidal

Present one · tear to read
§Vital signs
Population
1.7M
Time zone
UTC+2Europe/Madrid
Climate
18°Cavg
01Overview · at a glance

Every headline figure, flattened.

The indicators most-asked by new arrivals, no narrative. Figures reconcile verified, commercial, and community source panels; blanks show where data collection is still underway.

HarborageIndex
Avg temp18°C
Monthly spend
verified
1.5K/mo
Reconciled cost-of-living total for a typical month.
Summer high / winter low
verified
30°/6°C
Warmest and coolest monthly normals on record.
Foreign residents
community
Pending
Share of foreign-born residents — data collection underway.
Healthcare ranking
verified
Pending
Health-system ranking — data collection underway.
Coworking desks
community
Pending
Coworking capacity — data collection underway.
02Cost of living
$1,498/ mo

A monthly budget for one settled resident — housing, groceries, transit, and the rest.

Where it goes

share of monthly spend
Rent$85157%
Food and groceries$35023%
Transportation$423%
Utilities$17011%
Entertainment$836%

Cost vs. nearby cities

monthly, same country
Barcelona
$1,498
Valencia
$1,143
Madrid
N/A
Málaga
N/A
Palma
N/A
Alicante
N/A
02Cost of living · the full basket

The full basket, line by line.

Every cost line item with its share of the monthly total, beside the same figure for nearby cities.

Monthly breakdown

Rent57% of total$851
Food and groceries23% of total$350
Transportation3% of total$42
Utilities11% of total$170
Entertainment6% of total$83

Cost vs. nearby cities

Barcelona$1,498
Valencia$1,143
MadridN/A
MálagaN/A
PalmaN/A
AlicanteN/A
03Climate
MonthHighLowRainVisit
January14°C6°C48 mmB
February16°C8°C29 mmB
March17°C9°C46 mmB
April19°C11°C63 mmC
May22°C15°C30 mmB
June27°C20°C25 mmB
July29°C22°C27 mmB
August30°C23°C45 mmB
September27°C19°C68 mmC
October23°C16°C76 mmC
November19°C10°C62 mmC
December16°C7°C34 mmB
03Climate · month by month

Twelve months, measured.

Monthly high/low normals and rainfall, with a rain-derived A–D visit grade for each month.

Climatenormals
Summer high30°warmest month
Winter lowcoolest month
MonthHighLowRainRain relativeVisit
January14°C6°C48 mmB
February16°C8°C29 mmB
March17°C9°C46 mmB
April19°C11°C63 mmC
May22°C15°C30 mmB
June27°C20°C25 mmB
July29°C22°C27 mmB
August30°C23°C45 mmB
September27°C19°C68 mmC
October23°C16°C76 mmC
November19°C10°C62 mmC
December16°C7°C34 mmB
04Visas & residency

The routes in, compared.

A side-by-side of residency routes with income floors, processing waits, and renewal tracks.

Coverage in progress

Residency routes

Structured visa and residency routes for this country are not yet collected. Data collection is underway.

05Neighborhoods

The city, by neighborhood.

A neighborhood-by-neighborhood map with safety, rent, and connectivity per district.

Coverage in progress

Neighborhood map

Neighborhood-level profiles and the interactive district map are not yet collected for this city. Data collection is underway.

07Sources

Where these numbers come from

Every figure on this page is traceable. Each source below is dated to its last verified update.

  • Average TemperatureSource: NOAA GSOM · Updated Apr 2026
  • Monthly Cost TotalSource: Numbeo · Updated Invalid Date
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