Barcelona vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1622
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$410
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
98
73
😀 Quality of life
88
55
🏙️ Population
1.64M
9.07M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 190% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 2423rd and 7549th ($1773 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 272nd 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 1.5 months in Changchun. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Changchun ranked 37th in China, while ranked 193rd and 5930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
5.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$5961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$3968
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$9.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$2.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$280
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$14481

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$595
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$607
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$565
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$585
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$560
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$555
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$640
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$541
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$646
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$610
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$543
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$561
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$586
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$536
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$595
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$648
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$524
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$536
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$758
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$557
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$551
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$673
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$449
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$566
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$597
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$661
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$592
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$529
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$486
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$628
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$510
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$643
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$515
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$502
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$512
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$702
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$517
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$573
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$692
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$560