Barcelona vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$2811
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$1139
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$769
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
100
😀 Quality of life
90
73
🏙️ Population
1.73M
21.9M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 92% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 1659th and 4987th ($2129 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.7 months in Beijing. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Beijing ranked 14th in China, while ranked 174th and 2361st 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
$17.3
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$965
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$1738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$12536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$6136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$4.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$54.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$25910

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$740
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$764
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$800
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$666
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$666
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$682
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$697
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$480
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$672
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$720
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$576
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$722
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$623
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$645
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$541
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$556
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$645
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$574
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$541
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$646
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$541
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$541
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$480
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$599
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$789
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$522
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$511
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$676
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$684
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$634
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$579
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$665
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$759