Barcelona vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$738
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
98
69
😀 Quality of life
88
69
🏙️ Population
1.66M
10.5M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 178% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 2198th and 7055th ($1887 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 115th 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 Dongguan. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 238th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$21927

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623