Barcelona vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
98
97
😀 Quality of life
88
75
🏙️ Population
1.64M
18.7M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 139% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 2423rd and 6607th ($1773 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 193rd and 955th 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
$15.3
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.81
🧅 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
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$18235

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620