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Barcelona vs Rome: cost, safety and weather compared (2026)

Every figure below comes from the same datasets for both cities, so the two columns are comparable.

Barcelona and Rome compared on cost, safety, weather and size
BarcelonaSpainRomeItaly
Daily cost, per personestimate
Budget$65$70
Mid-range$150$165
Luxury$320$355
Price level0.65× US (2025)0.69× US (2025)
US advisoryLevel 2Level 2
Best monthsJun, Jul, Aug and SepMay, Jun, Jul and Sep
Annual rain722 mm941 mm
Average high21.1 °C22.5 °C
Population1.7M2.3M
Time zoneEurope/MadridEurope/Rome

The short answer

Barcelona is about 9 % cheaper per day than Rome, $150 against $165 (mid-range estimate). Both carry a US Level 2 advisory. In September, the daily average is 22 °C in Barcelona and 23 °C in Rome.

Keep reading

City overviews

  • Barcelona overview
  • Rome overview

Cost and safety in detail

  • Barcelona trip cost
  • Is Barcelona safe?
  • Rome trip cost
  • Is Rome safe?

Where they rank

  • Cheapest cities in Europe
  • Safest cities in Europe

Countries

  • All cities in Spain
  • All cities in Italy

Sources

  • GeoNames city database — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 14, 2026
  • Open-Meteo climate archive — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 21, 2026
  • World Bank price level and exchange rate — CC BY 4.0, data year 2025
  • US State Department travel advisories — public domain, fetched September 21, 2026

Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.