Barcelona vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Barcelona Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1438
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$820
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
88
70
🏙️ Population
1.64M
10M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 233% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 2423rd and 8258th ($1773 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 496th 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 Changsha. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 193rd and 2707th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Barcelona vs Changsha infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Barcelona vs Changsha

Prices for goods and services in Barcelona and Changsha are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Barcelona Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$2091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$5529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$5569

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574