Barcelona vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$752
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
98
69
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
1.7M
10.5M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 215% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1764th and 7341st ($2087 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 229th and 3389th 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
$17
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$21416

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598