Barcelona vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$1806
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$1237
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
89
😀 Quality of life
90
76
🏙️ Population
1.73M
20.9M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 210% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 1659th and 7360th ($2129 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 75th 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 1.8 months in Chengdu. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Chengdu ranked 6th in China, while ranked 174th and 1238th 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
$17.3
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$3816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$1941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$14789

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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 Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$641
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$635
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$615
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$600
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$640
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$629
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$600
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$631
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$647
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$579
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$643
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$549
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$612
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$614
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$587
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$598
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$563
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$608
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$701
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$625
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$629
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$588
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$575
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$615
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$618
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$625
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$616
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$595
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$631
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$640
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$630
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$629
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$605
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$618
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$697
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$577
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$602
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$594