Barcelona vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$838
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
98
69
😀 Quality of life
88
71
🏙️ Population
1.64M
10.5M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 201% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 2423rd and 7769th ($1773 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 350th 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 1.4 months in Dongguan. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 193rd and 2370th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Dongguan

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Barcelona Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$16599

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611