Barcelona vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$1294
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
98
97
😀 Quality of life
88
75
🏙️ Population
1.66M
18.7M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 147% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 2198th and 6602nd ($1887 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 49th 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 Guangzhou. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 238th and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Guangzhou

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Barcelona Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.43
🥤 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
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$15919

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671