Barcelona vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$829
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
98
96
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
1.73M
18.7M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 170% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1722nd and 6835th ($2116 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 205th and 2285th 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
$17.8
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$16938

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694