Barcelona vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$1860
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$1102
😷 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 237% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1659th and 7730th ($2129 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 168th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 174th 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
$17.3
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$2743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$61
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$24949

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560