Barcelona vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$1735
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$81.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$1050
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
89
😀 Quality of life
90
75
🏙️ Population
1.73M
20.9M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 218% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 1722nd and 7467th ($2116 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 88th 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 Chengdu. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 205th and 1710th 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
$17.8
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.33
🥤 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
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$367
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$2027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$13059

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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 Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580