Barcelona vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$967
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
88
73
🏙️ Population
1.64M
9.5M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 208% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 2423rd and 7900th ($1773 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 401st 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 1.7 months in Foshan. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 193rd and 1721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$23979

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$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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$742
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$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638