Barcelona vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$1619
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$793
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
1.66M
10M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 224% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 2198th and 7989th ($1887 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 378th 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 1.4 months in Changsha. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 238th and 3254th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Changsha

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Barcelona Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$34.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$5614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$5672

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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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575