Barcelona vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$1808
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$892
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
94
😀 Quality of life
88
72
🏙️ Population
1.66M
20.9M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 186% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 2198th and 7209th ($1887 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 151st 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 238th and 1933rd 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
$16.1
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$52.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$4168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$15153

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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 Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591