Barcelona vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$442
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$957
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
98
88
😀 Quality of life
87
72
🏙️ Population
1.7M
32.1M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 190% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 2276th and 7340th ($1841 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 270th and 1675th 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
$15
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$26796

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$553
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539