Barcelona vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$1040
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$98
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$658
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
100
😀 Quality of life
90
73
🏙️ Population
1.7M
21.9M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 103% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 1764th and 5355th ($2087 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.6 months in Beijing. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 229th and 2546th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Beijing

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Barcelona Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$1549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$14720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$6180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$4.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$59.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$22823

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$707
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$724
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$750
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$634
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$634
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$646
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$565
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$660
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$456
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$641
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$688
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$558
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$694
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$638
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$619
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$533
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$574
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$616
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$614
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$505
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$535
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$615
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$527
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$523
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$454
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$580
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$748
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$499
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$480
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$642
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$654
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$601
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$550
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$629
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$741