Barcelona vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$1288
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
98
96
😀 Quality of life
90
77
🏙️ Population
1.73M
18.7M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 171% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1659th and 6854th ($2129 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 174th and 1149th 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
$17.3
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$19408

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711