Barcelona vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$883
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
94
😀 Quality of life
88
73
🏙️ Population
1.64M
20.9M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 176% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 2423rd and 7269th ($1773 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 196th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 193rd and 1633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Chengdu

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Barcelona Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$18347

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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 Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587