Barcelona vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$2298
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$882
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
91
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
1.7M
11.9M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 153% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1764th and 6563rd ($2087 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 20th 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 229th and 2980th 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
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$28925

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$740
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$597
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753