Barcelona vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2415
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$786
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$1129
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
91
😀 Quality of life
88
71
🏙️ Population
1.66M
11.9M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 124% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 2198th and 6287th ($1887 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 238th and 2189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Hangzhou

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Barcelona Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$22679

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774