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I live in Pedralbes area in Barcelona, one of the most expensive and pay 950 euros for 3 bedroom, reformed 80 m2 apartment, close to metro, bus and ronda de dalt motorway...just 10 mins to the center by car or metro. Decent place, 3 bedroom is 800 euros with 2 to 3 times paying that rent as a deposite and fees. With an average one-night bill of £182.70, Barcelona is nearly double the cost of Lugo, the most affordable destination in Spain. Barcelona is the most expensive Spanish city for an overnight stay, according to a TripAdvisor study. A four-star hotel, dinner with wine, cocktails and cab fare for £182: Barcelona is Spain's most expensive holiday break (nearly double the cost of the most affordable destination). 1  TripAdvisor study compared cost of hotel, dinner, cocktails and cab fare. 2  Cheapest four-star hotel stay is found in Castellon (£41.51). The cost of rent is the primary reason that Tel Aviv earned the distinction. The “first Hebrew city” as it is known here in Israel is 40 percent more pricey than St. Petersburg, 20 percent more expensive than Barcelona, and 14 percent harder on the wallet than Berlin. Barcelona is a loooot cheaper than my native Milan and Italy is not that much richer than Spain as a country to justify such a gap. Now I work in London, I make £65,000 and trust me, you're better off in Barcelona with €1.800 a month net. High speed train from Madrid to Barcelona, is quite expensive, but if you buy the ticket in advance you can find the tickets from 55,50 €. The higher price you will pay for a ticket buy in the train station to that trip will be 138,80 €. Ibiza is the second most expensive destination in Spain with a one-night stay costing an average of £176.57. When it comes to the price of a hotel room, Barcelona was the most expensive city with a night in a four-star hotel costing an average of £115.63. The cheapest four-star hotel rooms are found in Castellon with an average cost of £41.51 – three times less than pricey Barcelona. As for dinner, Huesca is the cheapest Spanish city for a two-course meal and a bottle of house wine (£28.09), while Ibiza is the most expensive with an average price of £47.55.
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