Barcelona vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
98
87
😀 Quality of life
88
72
🏙️ Population
1.64M
32.1M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 149% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 2423rd and 6733rd ($1773 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 79th 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 1.1 months in Chongqing. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 193rd and 2233rd 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
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$27785

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548