Barcelona vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$890
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
98
87
😀 Quality of life
88
72
🏙️ Population
1.66M
32.1M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 185% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 2198th and 7185th ($1887 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 238th and 1966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Chongqing

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Barcelona Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$27717

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Cities near Barcelona

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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556