Barcelona vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$922
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
84
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
1.73M
11.9M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 137% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1659th and 6257th ($2129 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th 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 months in Hangzhou. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Hangzhou ranked 20th in China, while ranked 174th and 3005th 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
$17.3
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$25159

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789