Barcelona vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barcelona	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1887	$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$3071
🏠 One person rent	$1118	$596
🏘️ Family rent	$1805	$1354
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2221	$1802
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	100
😀 Quality of life	88	77
🏙️ Population	1.66M	21.9M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 77% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 2198th and 5141st ($1887 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.7 months in Beijing. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 238th and 763rd 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	$16.1	$4.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2081	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.6	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6469	$14636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4528	$7425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.1	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.07	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$61.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$8.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.4	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.7	$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11932	$23714

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1573
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1577
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1507
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1507
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1105
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1134
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1259
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1240
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1571
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1485
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1309
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1245
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1391
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1499
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1177
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1094
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1344
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1548
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1456
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1244
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1551
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1439
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1274
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2685
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1531
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1581

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869