Barcelona vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$1793
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$357
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$1018
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
98
76
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
1.73M
32.1M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 252% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1722nd and 7933rd ($2116 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 214th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 205th and 2353rd 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
$17.8
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$7.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$2609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$24477

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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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556