Barcelona vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$1695
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$180
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$914
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
98
87
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
1.7M
32.1M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 272% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1764th and 8185th ($2087 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 322nd 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 1.6 months in Chongqing. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Chongqing ranked 7th in China, while ranked 229th and 2237th 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
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$231
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$20.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$8.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$2367
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$58.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$23821

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$542
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$569
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$575
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$562
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$645
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$541
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$573
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$551
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$598
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$538
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$570
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$583
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$551
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$591
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$538
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$557
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$601
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$635
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$563
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$571
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$563
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$528
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$569
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$557
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$552
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$588
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$558
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$544
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$596
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$536
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$580
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$567
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$583
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$587
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$562
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$568
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$571
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$537