{"id":53549,"date":"2015-06-09T09:25:32","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T07:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=53549"},"modified":"2021-08-02T10:23:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T08:23:18","slug":"how-to-save-money-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-save-money-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"How to save money in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Barcelona<\/strong> is not a pricey city, but it isn\u2019t exactly a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/cost-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cheap<\/a> place to live. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/shbarcelonas-long-term-apartments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Renting<\/a> a place to stay, buying the monthly groceries, using a TMB card\u2026 little by little the expenses accumulate and pretty soon you realize you may not have money for that dinner Friday night after all.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s important for people to learn how to manage their money and make wise choices, in order to allow some financial leeway to avoid having to count the pennies at the end of the month.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here are some tips from <strong>ShBarcelona <\/strong>on how to save money while living in the city.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-save-money-in-barcelona\/#1_Pedal\" title=\"#1 Pedal\">#1 Pedal<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-save-money-in-barcelona\/#2_Bargain-hunt\" title=\"#2 Bargain-hunt\">#2 Bargain-hunt<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-save-money-in-barcelona\/#3_Visit_on_Sundays\" title=\"#3 Visit on Sundays\">#3 Visit on Sundays<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Pedal\"><\/span>#1 <strong>Pedal<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/save1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-53553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/save1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"save1\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>Using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-public-transport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">public transportation<\/a> is already an economic solution, much cheaper than having a car. But if you find the monthly cost of theTMB card is making your wallet too light, you may want to consider using a bicycle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona offers a service called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bicing.barcelona\/es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Bicing<\/strong> <\/a>in which you pay a yearly fee which allows you to collect a bicycle anywhere where there is a <strong>Bicing<\/strong> parking and use it for 30 minutes for free. If you happen to need more time, you can simply park your <strong>Bicing<\/strong> bicycle at one of the stops you find along the way and enter your information again to collect another one.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The service costs 47,16\u20ac for one entire year of free bicycle using.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you think it might be inconvenient to have to look for Bicing parkings when you have reached your destination, you can always use one of the various secondhand sales websites to buy a bike of your own. <strong>Segunda Mano<\/strong>, <strong>Loquo<\/strong> and <strong>Renuevo <\/strong>are some of the many online options.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Bargain-hunt\"><\/span>#2 <strong>Bargain-hunt<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are dozens of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/cheap-fruit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">supermarkets<\/a> in Barcelona, each with its own weekly promotions. Sign up to receive their pamphlets so you can keep up to date with the prices. If you\u2019re computer-savvy, you can also use the internet to check the promotions, using the following <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tiendeo.com\/Barcelona\/supermercados\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\">link<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another good way to save when going to the supermarket is looking for products with the supermarket\u2019s own brand. A lot of supermarkets have a great range of products to offer in this category, for a reduced price.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Visit_on_Sundays\"><\/span>#3 <strong>Visit on Sundays<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/save2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-53554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/save2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"save2\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>Many museums offer <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcelona.cat\/infobarcelona\/en\/tema\/culture-and-leisure\/free-admission-to-museums-on-sundays_488172.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">free entry on Sundays<\/a><\/strong>. MNAC, for example, should be visited on the first Sunday of the month. MUHBA, CCCB and Museu Mar\u00edtim de Barcelona can be visited any Sunday after 15h. Museu de la M\u00fasica, Museu Blau and Museu Picasso are free on the first Sunday of the month (full day) and the subsequent Sundays (after 15h).<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"53549\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">1<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            vote        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona is not a pricey city, but it isn\u2019t exactly a\u00a0cheap place to live. Renting a place to stay, buying the monthly groceries, using a TMB card\u2026 little by little the expenses accumulate and pretty soon you realize you may not have money for that dinner Friday night after all. 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