How much is an average daily meal in Barcelona?

Average Daily Costs While meal prices in Barcelona can vary, the average cost of food in Barcelona is €33 per day. Based on the spending habits of previous travelers, when dining out an average meal in Barcelona should cost around €13 per person. Breakfast prices are usually a little cheaper than lunch or dinner.



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Barcelona Budget Dinner Prices: €12-€23 A great way to bridge the hunger gap between lunch and dinner (or eat earlier) is tapas. You can also sample a few and make a meal out of it. Expect to pay €4-€5/tapas or about €15 for dinner.

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Is 100 euros a day enough in Barcelona? €100 per day is still not a huge amount but you can probably get by on it. You should perhaps read up on free stuff to do during the day and not plan on paying to go inside too many tourist attractions.

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And don't worry, Barcelona isn't short of budget-friendly options. Here you'll find everything from classic tapas to cheap pasta, and fresh dumplings to gnocchi bars. At most spots on our list, you can get lunch for around €10, which is an absolute steal. Here are our favourite cheap eats in Barcelona.

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You can get a sandwich, drink, and side for €5-€9. A cheap takeaway meal (like a kebab with fries) will cost about €5-€7. A typical lunch at a restaurant/café will cost about €8-€14. A combo meal at McDonald's (or similar) will cost about €7-€9.

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What is 85 euro a day rule? Current rules on Spain's Ministry of Interior website say: Currently, the minimum amount of money that you need to prove you have is €100 per person per day (£85), with a minimum of €900 (or its equivalent in foreign money) effective from January 1, 2022.

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Bring cash in the foreign currency until you can arrive at a bank or cashpoint to obtain some more money. Barcelona does have a pickpocketing problem, and it is advised to ensure you do not carry too much cash around with you.

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In Spain you can pay in cash in almost all cases, and usually only Euros are accepted. In some cases, if the payment is made through a machine, it may be necessary to pay by card. The option to pay with credit and debit cards, mainly Visa and Mastercard, is very widespread.

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Tips aren't expected in Barcelona, but they are always appreciated. Credit cards – tipping is possible with a card, just be sure you ask them to add it to the total as they run your card. There's no space on the credit card receipt when it comes time to sign.

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Take a seat on a terraza in one of Barcelona's many squares and have some simple tapas. These will run you about €4–€6 each depending on where you are, and you can add on a caña for €2.50–€3.50.

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In the main old town, for a pint of beer in Barcelona it will be more or less 5€, a glass of wine about 3.50€ and a mixed drink about 8€.

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In the main old town, for a pint of beer in Barcelona it will be more or less 5€, a glass of wine about 3.50€ and a mixed drink about 8€.

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Lunch – 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm These are the hours when the main meal of the day is eaten. On weekdays, restaurants offer set 3 course meals, including drinks, at very reasonable prices.

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We do not recommend carrying a lot of cash with you while visiting Barcelona. However, it is a good idea to bring a small amount of Euros cash in advance to cover some initial expenses like taxi, meal etc. until you can arrive at a bank or cashpoint to obtain some more money.

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How to travel in Spain on a shoestring budget. How much you'll need for two weeks: €700-800. Cost per day: €50-60 or USD $60-70. The most memorable, exciting part of our time in Spain was living with a local family in one of Costa Brava's villages, Corca.

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There are very few public toilets. They aren't needed because every bar, restaurant or museum has toilet and those are everywhere. In a museum, or any public building, they will have toilets and those are obviously free ( we don't conceive the idea of paying for that, honestly).

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