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Europe
Barcelona
Spain
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Barcelona compare to Lisbon?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Barcelona is 36% better off vs in Lisbon
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Barcelona compared to Lisbon, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$42,640
+$12,538 (+42%) vs Lisbon
Tax Rate: 35%
Weather
How does the weather in Barcelona compare to Lisbon?
Lisbon has better overall weather
8.5/10(vs 8.7/10 in Lisbon)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
20°C(vs 21°C in Lisbon)
Average Low
12°C(vs 13°C in Lisbon)
Sunshine Hours
2,591h/yr-215h/yr(-8%)
Average High in hottest month
28°C(same as Lisbon)
Average Low in coldest month
5°C(vs 8°C in Lisbon)
Rainy Days
53/yr-8/yr(-13%)
Muggy Days
51/yr+33/yr(+192%)
Cloud Cover
37%(vs 35% in Lisbon)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Barcelona compare to Lisbon?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Barcelona compared to Lisbon?
SWE Affordability
10.2 years
5.1 years quicker than Lisbon
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Barcelona has around 22 Luma events listed.
That's 175% more events than Lisbon.
Salary Converter
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