Barcelona vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$596
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$711
😷 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 103% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 1722nd and 5341st ($2116 vs $1044) 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 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 205th and 2718th 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
$17.8
$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$32.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$12544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$6280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$4.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$25165

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$734
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$767
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$626
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$521
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$525
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$770
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$508
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$492
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$655
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$666
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$618
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$562
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$748