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Europe
Barcelona
Spain
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Barcelona compare to Zurich?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Barcelona is 27% worse off vs in Zurich
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Barcelona compared to Zurich, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$42,352
-$69,418 (-62%) vs Zurich
Tax Rate: 35%
Weather
How does the weather in Barcelona compare to Zurich?
Barcelona has better overall weather
8.5/10(vs 3.4/10 in Zurich)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
20°C(vs 14°C in Zurich)
Average Low
12°C(vs 5°C in Zurich)
Sunshine Hours
2,591h/yr+1025h/yr(+65%)
Average High in hottest month
28°C(vs 24°C in Zurich)
Average Low in coldest month
5°C(vs -2°C in Zurich)
Rainy Days
53/yr-71/yr(-57%)
Muggy Days
51/yr+50/yr(+4518%)
Cloud Cover
37%(vs 54% in Zurich)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Barcelona compare to Zurich?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Barcelona compared to Zurich?
SWE Affordability
10.4 years
4.7 years quicker than Zurich
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Barcelona has around 21 Luma events listed.
That's 24% more events than Zurich.
Salary Converter
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