Barcelona vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$1531
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$372
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$937
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
98
63
😀 Quality of life
90
56
🏙️ Population
1.73M
9.07M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 251% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 1659th and 7925th ($2129 vs $607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 235th 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 1.5 months in Changchun. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Changchun ranked 59th in China, while ranked 174th and 6274th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Changchun

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Barcelona Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$1771
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$2826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$7.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$4.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$34.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$293
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$8890

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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 Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$491
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$603
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$559
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$575
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$549
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$551
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$550
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$640
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$604
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$549
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$554
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$569
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$552
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$610
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$629
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$548
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$549
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$713
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$579
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$555
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$674
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$499
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$573
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$564
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$629
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$599
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$532
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$612
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$653
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$567
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$662
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$474
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$537
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$529
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$712
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$519
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$549
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$572
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$594