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Europe
Barcelona
Spain
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Barcelona compare to Dublin?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Barcelona is 20% worse off vs in Dublin
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Barcelona compared to Dublin, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$42,250
-$30,054 (-42%) vs Dublin
Tax Rate: 35%
Weather
How does the weather in Barcelona compare to Dublin?
Barcelona has better overall weather
8.5/10(vs 3.9/10 in Dublin)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
20°C(vs 13°C in Dublin)
Average Low
12°C(vs 7°C in Dublin)
Sunshine Hours
2,591h/yr+1138h/yr(+78%)
Average High in hottest month
28°C(vs 19°C in Dublin)
Average Low in coldest month
5°C(vs 3°C in Dublin)
Rainy Days
53/yr-65/yr(-55%)
Muggy Days
51/yr+51/yr(+Infinity%)
Cloud Cover
37%(vs 58% in Dublin)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Barcelona compare to Dublin?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Barcelona compared to Dublin?
SWE Affordability
10.4 years
2.8 years longer than Dublin
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Barcelona has around 13 Luma events listed.
Dublin has no listed Luma events for comparison.
Salary Converter
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