Barcelona vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barcelona	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1887	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$1932
🏠 One person rent	$1118	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$1805	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2221	$864
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	98	95
😀 Quality of life	88	70
🏙️ Population	1.66M	9.5M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 213% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 2198th and 7753rd ($1887 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 301st 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 Foshan. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 238th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Foshan

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	Barcelona	Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2081	$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.6	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6469	$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4528	$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.1	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.07	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.4	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.7	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11932	$24357

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Cities near Barcelona

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 Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660