Barcelona vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$1086
😷 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 1659th and 7795th ($2129 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 196th 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 1.7 months in Changsha. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Changsha ranked 18th in China, while ranked 174th and 2894th 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
$17.3
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$2530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$9728

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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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554