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Europe
Barcelona
Spain
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Barcelona compare to Rome?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Barcelona is 57% better off vs in Rome
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Barcelona compared to Rome, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$42,250
+$16,852 (+66%) vs Rome
Tax Rate: 35%
Weather
How does the weather in Barcelona compare to Rome?
Barcelona has better overall weather
8.5/10(vs 8.0/10 in Rome)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
20°C(vs 21°C in Rome)
Average Low
12°C(vs 10°C in Rome)
Sunshine Hours
2,591h/yr+118h/yr
Average High in hottest month
28°C(vs 31°C in Rome)
Average Low in coldest month
5°C(vs 3°C in Rome)
Rainy Days
53/yr-24/yr(-31%)
Muggy Days
51/yr+10/yr(+23%)
Cloud Cover
37%(same as Rome)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Barcelona compare to Rome?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Barcelona compared to Rome?
SWE Affordability
10.4 years
8.3 years quicker than Rome
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.
Rome has no listed Luma events for comparison.
Salary Converter
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