Barcelona vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$1638
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$1009
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
98
90
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
1.73M
10M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 243% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1722nd and 7792nd ($2116 vs $617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 167th 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 1.6 months in Changsha. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Changsha ranked 16th in China, while ranked 205th and 3307th 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
$17.8
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$2339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$3257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$3.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$87.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$8507

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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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562